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Feb 12, 2012
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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.

—n.
a command, order, etc., revoking a previous one.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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