Dictionary
coun•ter•mand
Pronunciation: (
—v.koun"tur-mand', -mänd', koun'tur-mand", -mänd";
—n.koun'tur-mand", -mänd"), [key]—
v.t.
1. to revoke or cancel (a command, order, etc.).
2. to recall or stop by a contrary order.
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n.
a command, order, etc., revoking a previous one.
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