anti-

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Ancient Greek ἀντί (anti, against).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /æntiː/
  • (US) IPA: /æntiː/, /æntaɪ/

Prefix [edit]

anti-

  1. Against, hostile to.
    antiabortion
  2. Opposite of, reverse.
    anticlockwise
  3. Counteracting, neutralizing.
    antibacterial
  4. Related to antiparticles.
    antimatter, antiatom

Usage notes [edit]

  • Anti- should not be confused with ante-, which is a prefix of Latin origin meaning before. (However, anti- does exist as a variant spelling of ante- in some borrowed words, such as anticipate and antipasto, but this spelling cannot be used to coin English words.)
  • Anti- sometimes becomes ant- before words beginning in a vowel.
    antacid

Antonyms [edit]

  • (against, hostile to): pro-

Derived terms [edit]

Translations [edit]

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See also [edit]


Finnish [edit]

Prefix [edit]

anti-

  1. anti-

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Ido [edit]

Prefix [edit]

anti-

  1. anti-

Italian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Latin ante (before)

Prefix [edit]

anti-

  1. anti-
  2. ante-

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Norwegian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Ancient Greek ἀντί (anti, against).

Prefix [edit]

anti-

  1. anti

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Portuguese [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Ancient Greek ἀντί (anti, against).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (Portugal) IPA: /'ɐ̃ti/
  • (Brazil) IPA: 'ɐ̃tʃi/, IPA: 'ɐ̃tʃ/

Prefix [edit]

anti-

  1. anti-

Derived terms [edit]


Spanish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Ancient Greek ἀντί (anti, against).

Prefix [edit]

anti-

  1. ant-; against, opposite

Derived terms [edit]