| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| The prefix ante- (pronounced AN-tee) means “prior to” (antebellum, antedate) or “in front of” (anteroom, antecedent). Anti- (pronounced AN-tee, AN-ti, AN-tei, or AN-TEI) means “against, opposed to” (antidrugs, antiwar), “something that works against something else” (antitrust, antibiotic), “something that neutralizes something else” (antitoxin, antidote), and the like. In conversation we also create a good many nonce words with anti-: She’s been anti-computers for years; He’s an anti-everything grouch. Standard words with ante- or anti- are only rarely hyphenated, unlike nonce words, which usually are. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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