anti-
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀντί (anti), “‘against’”).
[edit] Prefix
anti-
- Against, hostile to.
- Opposite of, reverse.
- Counteracting, neutralizing.
[edit] Usage notes
- 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.
[edit] Antonyms
- (against, hostile to): pro-
[edit] Derived terms
anti-
[edit] Translations
anti-
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[edit] See also
[edit] Italian
[edit] Prefix
anti-
[edit] Norwegian
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀντί (anti), “‘against’”).
[edit] Prefix
anti-
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀντί (anti), “‘against’”).
[edit] Prefix
anti-
