antidictionary
/æntiˈdɪkʃəˌnɛɹi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
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/