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contracyclical

American

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

adjective

countercyclical.

Other Word Forms

contracyclicality noun

Etymology

Origin of contracyclical

contra- ¹ ( def. ) + cyclical

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