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vastavirta.

upstream (direction)

10 characters4 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋɑstɑˌʋirtɑ/[ˈʋɑ̝s̠tɑ̝ˌʋirt̪ɑ̝]

  1. upstream (direction)

  2. countercurrent, crosscurrent

  3. contrarianism, nonconformity

    figuratively · in-compounds

  4. backpropagation

Where this word comes from

Back-formation from vastavirtaan (“upstream, against the flow/current”).

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