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Webster 1913 Edition


Counterturn

Coun′ter-turnˊ

(-t[GREEK]rnˊ)
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Noun.
The critical moment in a play, when, contrary to expectation, the action is embroiled in new difficulties.
Dryden.

Webster 1828 Edition


Counterturn

COUNTERTURN

,
Noun.
The highth of a play, which puts an end to expectation.

Definition 2024


counterturn

counterturn

English

Noun

counterturn (plural counterturns)

  1. A turn in the other direction; one of the turns of a zigzag.
    • 2010, Richard Freeman, The Mirror of Yoga
      Every turn, every spiral, every extension eventually has to be tempered by a counterturn, a counterspiral, or a flexion; sometimes strong, sometimes subtle.
  2. The critical moment in a drama, when, contrary to expectation, the action is embroiled in new difficulties.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Dryden to this entry?)