anti English · revision 2643

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈæn.ti/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is the prefix [[anti-]] used as a word on its own,^(Etymonline)^(AHD 2000)^(SOED 2002) short for various nouns beginning with anti-.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ As a noun, “a person who is against something”: 1788, first of the anti-federalists in United States politics.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ In the 1830s ''anti'' was used especially of the American Anti-Masonic Party.^(Etymonline) The adjective, “opposed”, is from 1857,^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024) and the preposition, “against”, from 1953.^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1788 – noun, an anti-federalist; an opponent.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1830s – an Anti-Mason.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1857 – adjective, opposed.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1953 – preposition, against.^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A person who is opposed to a group, policy or practice.^(AHD)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ===Adjective===

+ # Opposed: ''the anti vote''.^(AHD)^(OED 1989)

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+ ===Preposition===

+ # Opposed to; [[against]].^(AHD)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[anti-]]

+ * [[ante-]]

+ * [[pro]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ In British pronunciation the final vowel is /i/; in American English /ˈæn.taɪ/ is also heard.^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}