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anticlockwise
[ an-ti-klok-wahyz ]
/ ˌæn tɪˈklɒkˌwaɪz /
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adjective, adverb Chiefly British.
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anticlimactic, anticlimax, anticlinal, anticline, anticlinorium, anticlockwise, anticlotting, anticly, anticoagulant, anticoagulants, anticodon
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British Dictionary definitions for anticlockwise
anticlockwise
/ (ˌæntɪˈklɒkˌwaɪz) /
adverb, adjective
in the opposite direction to the rotation of the hands of a clockUS equivalent: counterclockwise
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