anti
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Conversion of the prefix anti- to an adjective, from Latin anti, from Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí, “against, opposite, instead of”), from (ánta), from Proto-Indo-European *anti (compare Hittite hanza 'front', Latin ante 'before', Tocharian A ánt(e) 'forehead', Gothic and 'throughout', Lithuanian añt 'on, in order to', Ossetian ändä 'outside', Sanskrit ántas 'end, boundary').
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
anti (comparative more anti, superlative most anti)
- (chemistry) Describing a torsion angle between 90° and 180°
Antonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
- Finnish: vastustava (fi)
Noun [edit]
anti (plural antis)
- A person opposed to a concept or principle.
Antonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
one opposed
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Preposition [edit]
anti
- (rare) A word used before a noun or noun phrase to indicate opposition to the concept expressed by the noun or noun phrase.
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Anagrams [edit]
Finnish [edit]
Noun [edit]
anti
Declension [edit]
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Declension of anti (type risti)
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Anagrams [edit]
Torres Strait Creole [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Noun [edit]
anti
- paternal aunt; one's father's sister
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