COUNTERVIEW

Etymology

Noun

counterview (plural counterviews)

An opposing viewpoint.

A posture in which two persons face each other.

A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.

I have drawn some lines of Linger's character, on purpose to place it in counterview or contrast with that of the other company.

Source: Wiktionary


Coun"ter*view` (koun"tr-v`), n.

1. An opposite or opposing view; opposition; a posture in which two persons front each other. Within the gates of hell sat Death and Sin, In counterview. Milton M. Peisse has ably advocated the counterview in his preface and appendixx. Sir W. Hamilton.

2. A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast. I have drawn some lines of Linger's character, on purpose to place it in counterview, or contrast with that of the other company. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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