anti-
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀντί (anti, “against”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Prefix [edit]
anti-
- Against, hostile to.
- Opposite of, reverse.
- Counteracting, neutralizing.
- Related to antiparticles.
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.
Antonyms [edit]
- (against, hostile to): pro-
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
anti-
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See also [edit]
Finnish [edit]
Prefix [edit]
anti-
Derived terms [edit]
Ido [edit]
Prefix [edit]
anti-
Italian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin ante (“before”)
Prefix [edit]
anti-
Derived terms [edit]
Norwegian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀντί (anti, “against”).
Prefix [edit]
anti-
Derived terms [edit]
Portuguese [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀντί (anti, “against”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Prefix [edit]
anti-
Derived terms [edit]
Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀντί (anti, “against”).
Prefix [edit]
anti-
Derived terms [edit]
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- English prefixes
- Finnish prefixes
- Ido prefixes
- Italian terms derived from Latin
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- Norwegian terms derived from Ancient Greek
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- Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek
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