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counterturn

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coun·​ter·​turn

Definition of counterturn

1 [ translation of Greek antistrophe ] : an unexpected turn or development in the action of a play especially at the climax
2 : a turn in the opposite direction amid the turns and counterturns, the strife and various trials of our complex being— William Wordsworth

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