Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling or characteristic of a counter (surface).

Etymologies

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counter +‎ -like

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Examples

  • In turn, Italian had taken it from the Late Latin bancus, meaning “workbench,” a counterlike surface that could be set up by those who manned them—“bankers”—in town squares dotting the Italian Peninsula.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • In turn, Italian had taken it from the Late Latin bancus, meaning “workbench,” a counterlike surface that could be set up by those who manned them—“bankers”—in town squares dotting the Italian Peninsula.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • The home goods area includes a display of coffee makers on counterlike fixtures that make it easy to envision them in a kitchen, and presentations of bathroom towels are now organized by color for a classy look and ease of shopping.

    post-gazette.com - News 2009

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