counterdevelopment en · NOUN
Etymology
From counter- + development.
Meanings
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A development that counteracts another development.
These counterdevelopments challenge earlier expectations about a linear progression of secularism and modernisation.
2016, Peter Nynäs, Andrew Kam-Tuck Yip, Religion, Gender and Sexuality in Everyday Life:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| counterdevelopments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |