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countercoup

American  
[koun-ter-koo] / ˈkaʊn tərˌku /

noun

plural

countercoups

  1. a coup aimed at the replacement of a government that itself achieved power through an earlier coup.

Etymology

Origin of countercoup

First recorded in 1960–65; counter- + coup 1

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