ant-

Morpheme

ant-

Type

prefix

Denotation

against, opposed to, opposite of, instead

Etymology

Old French anti-; Latin anti-; Ancient Greek anti

Evidence

antacid, antagonist, antalgic, antalkali, antarctic, antoynm

Notes

usual form before vowels

See Also

anti-

Homographs

Ant, -ant, Ant, -ant

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