counterquestion en · NOUN
Etymology
From counter- + question.
Meanings
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A question that serves as a reply to, or distraction from, another.
This leads to a counterquestion — why can’t M.L.B. be happy to initiate its channel with a combined guaranteed 30 million subscribers?
2007 March 9, Richard Sandomir, “Baseball Bends on TV Plan, but Doubts Linger”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| counterquestions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
sv motfråga (question that serves as a reply) · de Gegenfrage (question that serves as a reply) · fr contre-question (question that serves as a reply) · sh protupitanje (question that serves as a reply) · nl wedervraag (question that serves as a reply) · fi vastakysymys (question that serves as a reply)