See Also: counter-turn(dictionary)
out-turn(dictionary)
about-turn(dictionary)
turn-up(dictionary)
turn-off(dictionary)
re-turn(dictionary)
turn-down(dictionary)
turn(2)(dictionary)
turn(1)(dictionary)
Turn(medicine)

counter-turn (iou)



counter-turn noun. L16.
[from COUNTER- 2 + TURN noun. In branch I translating Greek antistrophe.]
I.
Prosody. The continued repetition of the same word at the end of successive clauses. rare. Only in L16.
= ANTISTROPHE noun. rare. Only in M17.
II.
An unexpected development in the plot of a play etc. at its climax. M17.
A turn in the opposite direction. M18.