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Words with a similar base: counterclockwise

'counterclockwise'

[counterclockwise.a.01] as in: in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock

'counterclockwise'

[counterclockwise.r.01] as in: in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move

Examples:
please move counterclockwise in a circle!

Origins

					counterclockwise (English)
├── -wise (English)
│   └── wise (English)
│       ├── wis (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│       ├── wise (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│       └── wisen (Middle English (1100-1500))
│           └── wisian (Middle English (1100-1500))
├── clock (English)
└── counter- (English)