Complete Definition of "countdown"

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Alternative spellings
count down
count-down

Noun
en-noun

  1. A count backward to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle
  2. The acts of preparation carried out during this period
  3. slang A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order and ending with the No. 1 song.

Proper noun
en-proper noun

  1. rfd-sense UK A long-running television game show

Translations
trans-top|A count backward to the time of some event
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|��|�� (dàosh�)
Finnish: lähtölaskenta
Hebrew: ספ�ר� ����ר (sfira le'akhor) f
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Russian: об�а�н�й о����� (obrátnyj otš'ót) m
Slovene: odštevanje n
Swedish: nedräkning c
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trans-top|The acts of preparation carried out during this period
Portuguese: contagem regressiva, retrocontagem f
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Russian: об�а�н�й о����� (obrátnyj otš'ót) m
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trans-top|A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week
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ttbc|Dutch: aftelling f
ttbc|German: Zeitkontrolle f, Countdown m
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Verb
en-verb

  1. rfv-sense|doesn't inflect, ought to be count down or count-down To recite a countdown

Translations
trans-top|to count down
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|��|�� (dàosh�)
Dutch: aftellen
German: rückwärts zählen
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Portuguese: fazer a contagem regressiva
Slovene: odštevati
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