Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person who is opposed to something, such as a group, policy, proposal, or practice.
- adjective Opposed.
- preposition Opposed to; against.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A prefix of Greek origin: originally only in compounds or derivatives taken from the Greek or formed of Greek elements, as in antipathy, antinomy, etc. (the earliest example in English being antichrist, which see), but now a familiar English formative, meaning primarily against, opposed to.
- noun One who is opposed to some proposed or undertaken course of action, policy, measure, movement, or enactment, as, for example, to imperialism.
- noun In chem., a prefix used to indicate that two groups or two atoms which might react with each other are so separated in space that they do not readily do this. It is contrasted with the prefix syn-. Thus in antibenzaldoxime, , the H and OH do not readily combine to form water, while in synbenzaldoxime, , such a combination takes place easily.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A prefix meaning
against ,opposite oropposed to ,contrary , orin place of ; -- used in composition in many English words. It is often shortened toant- .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective chemistry Describing a
torsion angle between 90° and 180° - noun A person opposed to a concept or principle.
- preposition rare A word used before a noun or noun phrase to indicate opposition to the concept expressed by the noun or noun phrase.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
- adjective not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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MISCELLANEOUS WORDS. adobe _ado'ba_ algebra not _bra_ alien _alyen_, not _alien_ ameliorate _amelyorate_ antarctic _antarktik_ anti not _anti_ archangel _arkangel_ archbishop _arch_, not _ark_ arch fiend _arch_, not _ark_ architect _arkitect_ awkward _awkward_, not _ard_
Practical Grammar and Composition Thomas Wood
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You are entirely mistaken about both "Jewish propaganda," which is an insulting and racist term, not that I am surprised, and about the term anti-Semitism.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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When the label anti is applied to you, you think it unfair.
Pro-Life Group Preparing Big Ad Assault Charging Obama Allowed Babies To Die 2009
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What I want to know, was the term anti-american a phrase Matthews made up or was he directly quoting her from a previous speech or interview?
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I think the term anti-Semite should be metered out, lest the complaint become diluted.
Vatican says bishop's apology is not enough | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2009
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Israel haters always complain that they get accused of being anti-Semitic, but you Carl have no qualms about flinging the label anti-Arab around even without any evidence.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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The term anti-Semitism was invented by Wilhlem Marr (as Barbara said) to denote hatred of Jews and is used exactly as he, the inventor, intended, so how could it have been hijacked?
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Israel haters always complain that they get accused of being anti-Semitic, but you Carl have no qualms about flinging the label anti-Arab around even without any evidence.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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The term anti-semite DOES NOT apply - by Linda Milazzo on Sunday, Nov 9, 2008 at 4: 04: 46 PM
Conned Again 2008
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It may seem like a minor point, but any attempt to dilute the term anti-Semitism by linking it to all the peoples of the Mideast, and not just the Jews, is an insidious form of, well, anti-Semitism.
Gabriel Rotello: Can al-Maliki Be "Anti-Semitic" If He's a Semite Himself? 2008
Telofy commented on the word anti
Does anyone feel or know of any phonological, geographical or sociolinguistic differences between the pronunciations /ˈæntaɪ/ and /ˈænti/ within the US?
(Or perhaps for semi-?)
Thanks!
December 27, 2009