Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anticommunist

/ˌæntikˈɑmjənɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.99 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-com-mu-nist
IPA
/ˌæntikˈɑmjənɪst/
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposed to the tenets of communism.

noun

One who is opposed to the tenets of communism.

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 *mey- Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moy-ni-s Proto-Italic *kommoinis Old Latin comoinis Latin commūnis Old French comun French commun Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French communiste English communist English anticommunist From anti- + communist.

Inflected Forms

more anticommunist (comparative) most anticommunist (superlative) anti-communist (alternative) anticommunists (plural)

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Questions

How do you pronounce anticommunist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæntikˈɑmjənɪst/.
What does anticommunist mean?
Opposed to the tenets of communism.
Where does anticommunist 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 *mey- Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moy-ni-s Proto-Italic *kommoinis Old Latin comoinis Latin commūnis Old French comun French commun Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French communiste English communist English anticommunist From anti- + communist.

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