countercommand
Noun
A command that cancels or reverses a previous command; a countermand.
- Examples
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Someone else had given a countercommand — the Spanish soldiers were in riotous retreat! Don Carlos was engulfed by the screaming swirl of the Moorish horsemen.
Verb
To countermand (a previous command).
Usage- Transitive
To countermand (a person or group).
Usage- Transitive
Word forms
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