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antinuclear

[ an-tee-noo-klee-er, -nyoo-, an-tahy-or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler ]

adjective

  1. opposed to the building, stockpiling, or use of nuclear weapons.
  2. opposed to the building or use of nuclear power plants:

    Antinuclear demonstrators picketed the power plant.

antinuclear

/ ˌæntɪˈnjuːklɪə /

adjective

  1. opposed to nuclear weapons

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Pronunciation Note

See nuclear.

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Derived Forms

  • ˌantiˈnuclearist, noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of antinuclear1

First recorded in 1955–60; anti- + nuclear

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