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anti-war

/ˌæntiwˈɔɹ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.88 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-war
IPA
/ˌæntiwˈɔɹ/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposed to war, or to a specific war.

Etymology

Etymology tree English anti- Proto-Indo-European *wers-der. Proto-Germanic *werzaną Proto-West Germanic *werʀan Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *-u Frankish *werʀubor. Early Medieval Latin werra Old Northern French guerreder. Old English werre Middle English werre English war English anti-war From anti- + war.

Inflected Forms

more anti-war (comparative) most anti-war (superlative) antiwar (alternative)

Synonyms

antibellicose antimartial pacific pacifist

Rhymes With

for or your more before four war d'or door store floor anymore

Questions

How do you pronounce anti-war?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæntiwˈɔɹ/.
What does anti-war mean?
Opposed to war, or to a specific war.
Where does anti-war come from?
Etymology tree English anti- Proto-Indo-European *wers-der. Proto-Germanic *werzaną Proto-West Germanic *werʀan Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *-u Frankish *werʀubor. Early Medieval Latin werra Old Northern French guerreder. Old English werre Middle English werre English war English anti-war From anti- + war.

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