ante-, anti-

ante-, anti-
The first of these common prefixes means "before" or "prior"; the second means "against" or "opposite": "Wait in the anteroom for me." "Do you have an antidote for this poison?"

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  • ante- — anti 1. These two prefixes need to be distinguished, if only to ensure correct spelling. The first means ‘before, preceding’ and forms words such as antenatal (‘before birth’) and antechamber (‘a room leading to another’). The second, which is m …   Modern English usage

  • anti- — ante , anti 1. These two prefixes need to be distinguished, if only to ensure correct spelling. The first means ‘before, preceding’ and forms words such as antenatal (‘before birth’) and antechamber (‘a room leading to another’). The second,… …   Modern English usage

  • ante- — See ante , anti …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • anti- — See ante , anti …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • anté- — ♦ Élément, du lat. ante « avant », indiquant l antériorité. ⇒ 2. anti . anté élément, du latin ante, avant , marquant l antériorité (ex. antédiluvien, etc.). ⇒ANTÉ , préf. Préf. marquant l antériorité temp. (et plus rarement, l antériorité… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • anté-bois — ⇒ANTÉ( )BOIS, ANTI( )BOIS, (ANTÉBOIS, ANTÉ BOIS, ANTIBOIS, ANTI BOIS) subst. masc. MENUIS. Baguette de bois posée sur le parquet, le long des murs, afin de préserver les parois du frottement des meubles. PRONONC. ET ORTH. Ante( )bois : [ ],… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • anti-bois — ⇒ANTÉ( )BOIS, ANTI( )BOIS, (ANTÉBOIS, ANTÉ BOIS, ANTIBOIS, ANTI BOIS) subst. masc. MENUIS. Baguette de bois posée sur le parquet, le long des murs, afin de préserver les parois du frottement des meubles. PRONONC. ET ORTH. Ante( )bois : [ ],… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • anti- — 1 [dal gr. antí, anti contro ]. Pref. usato in voci di formazione dotta (nelle quali il secondo elemento può essere sia un sost. come in antincendio o antiruggine, sia un agg. come in antigiuridico o anticlericale, sia un part. pres. come in… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • Ante Pavelic — Ante Pavelić Ante Pavelić …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ante Pavelić — Ante Pavelić. Adolf Hitler …   Wikipédia en Français

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