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Added 9 October 2026

anticlockwise

/ˌæn.tiˈklɒk.waɪz/ adjective

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about anticlockwise at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

In a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the hands of an analog clock.

adverb

In an anticlockwise fashion.

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