anti-

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀντί (anti), against).

[edit] Prefix

anti-

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

[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.
    antacid

[edit] Antonyms

  • (against, hostile to): pro-

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Translations

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[edit] See also


[edit] Italian

[edit] Prefix

anti-

  1. anti-
  2. ante-

[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀντί (anti), against).

[edit] Prefix

anti-

  1. anti

[edit] Derived terms


[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀντί (anti), against).

[edit] Prefix

anti-

  1. ant-; against, opposite

[edit] Derived terms