widdershins
Anticlockwise, counter-clockwise.
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Born ~1513 · no dated citations yetDefinitions
Anticlockwise, counter-clockwise.
It is unlucky to walk widdershins around a church.
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(now, _, chiefly, _, Scotland) The wrong way.
It is unlucky to walk widdershins around a church.
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- counter-clockwise78%
(US) Counterclockwise; anticlockwise.
- counter-clockwise75%
Counter-clockwise is the standard American English term for anticlockwise — rotating or moving in the direction opposite to the hands of a clock when viewed from the front. The British equivalent is 'anticlockwise.' Both terms describe the same direction; the difference is purely regional preference in vocabulary. The hyphenated form 'counter-clockwise' is standard in American usage, though the unhyphenated 'counterclockwise' is also common. No slang dimension; standard directional vocabulary.
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(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
- anticlockwise72%
(Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.