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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Counterturnnoun
The catastasis, called by the Romans status, the height and full growth of the play, we may call properly the counterturn, which destroys that expectation, embroils the action in new difficulties, and leaves you far distant from that hope in which it found you. John Dryden on Dramatick Poesy.
Etymology: counter and turn.
Webster Dictionary
Counterturnnoun
the critical moment in a play, when, contrary to expectation, the action is embroiled in new difficulties
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of counterturn in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of counterturn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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