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contracyclical

[ kon-truh-sahy-kli-kuhl, -sik-li- ]
/ ˌkɒn trəˈsaɪ klɪ kəl, -ˈsɪk lɪ- /

adjective

countercyclical.

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Origin of contracyclical

contra-1 + cyclical

OTHER WORDS FROM contracyclical

con·tra·cy·cli·cal·i·ty, noun

Words nearby contracyclical

contract out, contract practice, contractual, contractual psychiatry, contracture, contracyclical, contradance, contradict, contradiction, contradiction in terms, contradictious
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