| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | an·ti |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   n t , -t |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. an·tis
A person who is opposed to something, such as a group, policy, proposal, or practice. | | ADJECTIVE: | Opposed: “Douglas MacArthur had a coterie of worshipers, balanced off by an equal number . . . who were vehemently anti” (Joseph C. Harsch). | | PREPOSITION: | Opposed to; against. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From anti–.
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