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an⋅ti

  [an-tahy, an-tee]
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–noun, plural -tis.
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
Origin:
1780–90; by shortening of words prefixed with anti-

anti-

 
a prefix meaning “against,” “opposite of,” “antiparticle of,” used in the formation of compound words (anticline); used freely in combination with elements of any origin (antibody; antifreeze; antiknock; antilepton).
Also, before a vowel, ant-.

Origin:
ME < L < Gk, prefixal use of antí; akin to Skt ánti opposite, L ante, MD ende (> D en and), E an- in answer. Cf. ante-, and
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an·ti   (ān'tī, -tē)   
n.   pl. an·tis
A person who is opposed to something, such as a group, policy, proposal, or practice.
adj.  Opposed: "Douglas MacArthur had a coterie of worshipers, balanced off by an equal number . . . who were vehemently anti" (Joseph C. Harsch).
prep.  Opposed to; against.

[From anti-.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
anti [ˈænti] or [ˈæntɑɪ]

  1. n.
    someone who is against someone or something. : All the antis are going to vote for it this time.
  2. mod.
    against someone or something. (Sometimes with the force of a preposition.) : I'm not anti the proposal, I just have some questions.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

anti- 
L. anti- from Gk. anti "against, opposite, instead of," from PIE *anti (see ante). Antisocial is from 1797. Anti-aircraft (adj.) first attested 1914; first record of anti-freeze is 1913 (adj.), 1935 as a noun; anti-matter first attested 1953. Antihistamine first attested 1933. Anti-American first recorded 1793, in ref. to parliamentary policies.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

anti- or ant-
pref.

  1. Opposite: antimere.

  2. Opposing; against: antisocial.

  3. Counteracting; neutralizing: antibody.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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