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Word: Countermand
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French contremander (verb), contremand (noun), from medieval Latin contramandare, from contra- ‘against’ + mandare ‘to order’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkaʊntəmɑːnd
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːnd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
revoke or cancel (an order)
Short Definition:revoke order
Examples:- an order to arrest the strike leaders had been countermanded
Word: Countermand
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkaʊntəmɑːnd
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːnd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an order revoking a previous one
Short Definition:order revoking previous one
Examples:- I forthwith mounted, and went off, lest I should receive a countermand
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