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counselor
nounB2
/ˈkaʊns(ə)lə/A person who provides guidance or advice, especially in a professional capacity.
counselor-at-law
nounLow
/ˈkaʊnsələr ət ˈlɔː/A lawyer who is admitted to practice before the bar of a specific court.
count
adjectivenounverb+2A1
/kaʊnt/To determine the total number of units in a collection; to enumerate.
count against
verbB2
/kaʊnt əˈɡenst/To be considered a disadvantage or negative factor in someone's favour or assessment.
count noun
nounB2
/ˈkaʊnt ˌnaʊn/A noun that can form a plural and can be used with the indefinite article and with numerals; it refers to individual, countable entities (e.g., cat, idea, river).
count of monte cristo, the
nounC1/C2
/ðə ˌkaʊnt əv ˌmɒnti ˈkrɪstəʊ/The title of a classic 19th-century adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, and the name of its main protagonist, Edmond Dantès, after he assumes this title and identity.
count on
verbB2
/ˌkaʊnt ˈɒn/to rely on or trust someone or something to do what is needed or expected.
count out
verbB2
/ˌkaʊnt ˈaʊt/To exclude someone or something from consideration; to formally count to ten in boxing to declare a knockout; to count coins or notes as you give them to someone.
count palatine
nounVery low (C2)
/ˌkaʊnt ˈpælətaɪn/A high-ranking official or nobleman in medieval and early modern Europe, particularly within the Holy Roman Empire, who exercised royal authority and jurisdiction over a territory called a palatinate, often with powers delegated directly from the sovereign.
countably additive function
nounVery Low
/ˌkaʊn.tə.bli ˈæd.ɪ.tɪv ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/A function, typically in measure theory, that satisfies the property that the measure of a countable union of disjoint sets equals the sum of the measures of those sets.
countably compact set
nounTechnical
/ˈkaʊn.tə.bli kəmˈpækt sɛt/A set (in a topological space) such that every countable open cover has a finite subcover.
countback
nounC1
/ˈkaʊntbæk/A method of determining a winner or ranking by counting back from the finish point, typically in sports when competitors are tied on total points or scores.
countdown
nounverbB1
/ˈkaʊnt.daʊn/The act of counting backwards to zero to mark the time remaining before an important event.
countenance
nounverbverb-transitiveC1
/ˈkaʊn.tɪ.nəns/A person's face or facial expression.
counter
adjectiveadverbnoun+1High
/ˈkaʊn.tər/A long flat surface over which goods are sold, served, or business is conducted.
counter check
nounC1
/ˈkaʊn.tə ˌtʃek/A means of verifying or challenging the validity, accuracy, or assumptions of something; a review or test to ensure correctness.
counter electromotive force
nounC2
/ˌkaʊntər ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈməʊtɪv fɔːs/A voltage generated within an electrical motor or generator that opposes the supply voltage, thereby regulating current flow.
counter jumper
nounRare / Archaic / Historical
/ˈkaʊn.tə ˌdʒʌm.pə/A shop assistant, clerk, or salesperson who works behind a retail counter.
counter table
nounB1
/ˈkaʊntə ˈteɪbl̩/A flat work surface, typically waist-high, used in shops, kitchens, or reception areas for serving customers or preparing goods.
counter-boulle
nounVery Low / Specialized
/ˌkaʊn.tə ˈbuːl/A design technique creating inlaid decorative patterns in furniture by inlaying materials like tortoiseshell, brass, pewter, or mother-of-pearl, where the pattern is a negative (counterpart) of the original Boulle marquetry design.

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