counterchange
Americanverb (used with object)
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to cause to change places, qualities, etc.; interchange.
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to diversify; checker.
verb
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to change parts, qualities, etc
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poetic to chequer, as with contrasting colours
Etymology
Origin of counterchange
Example Sentences
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Net result: a cat-and-mouse game of code change and counterchange that could prevent the adoption of standards and stunt this medium for years to come.
From Time Magazine Archive
The whole conversation becomes a dance of change and counterchange of place.
From The Colour of Life; and other essays on things seen and heard by Meynell, Alice Christiana Thompson
Every language, by counterchange, returns to the writer’s touch or breath his own intention, articulate: this is his note.
From Essays by Meynell, Alice Christiana Thompson
Designs may be planned on the counterchange principle.
From Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving by Christie, Grace
Repetition and counterchange, of course, have their place in Japanese ornament, as in the diaper patterns for which these people have so singular an invention, but here, too, uniqueness and position are the principal inspiration.
From Essays by Meynell, Alice Christiana Thompson
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