Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antidictionary

/æntiˈdɪkʃəˌnɛɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-dic-tion-a-ry
IPA
/æntiˈdɪkʃəˌnɛɹi/
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The set of all words of minimal length that never appear in a particular string.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Latin dīcō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dictiō Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārium ▲ Latin dictiō ▲ Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin dictiōnārius? Medieval Latin dictiōnāriumlbor. Middle English dixionare English dictionary English antidictionary From anti- (“opposite of, reverse”, prefix) + dictionary.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /æntiˈdɪkʃəˌnɛɹi/
  • British English: /æntɪˈdɪkʃ(ə)nəɹi/

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce antidictionary?
The recorded pronunciation is /æntiˈdɪkʃəˌnɛɹi/.
What does antidictionary mean?
The set of all words of minimal length that never appear in a particular string.
Where does antidictionary come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Latin dīcō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dictiō Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārium ▲ Latin dictiō ▲ Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin dictiōnārius? Medieval Latin dictiōnāriumlbor. Middle English dixionare English dictionary English antidictionary From anti- (“opposite of, reverse”, prefix) + dictionary.

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