anti-prohibition
|an-ti-pro-hi-bi-tion|
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/ˌæn.ti.prəˈhɪb.ɪ.ʃən/
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/ˌæn.ti.prəˈhɪb.ɪ.ʃ(ə)n/
against banning
Etymology
'anti-prohibition' is a compound formed from the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek 'anti-' meaning 'against') and the noun 'prohibition' (from Latin 'prohibitio' via Old French and Middle English).
'prohibition' originates from Latin 'prohibere' (to keep away), passed into Old French as 'prohibicion' and Middle English as 'prohibicioun', eventually becoming modern English 'prohibition'. The prefix 'anti-' comes from Greek 'anti' and has been used in English since the 17th century to form compounds meaning 'against'.
Originally, 'prohibition' meant 'the act of forbidding' and later came to refer to specific legal bans (notably alcohol prohibition). Combined with 'anti-', the compound means 'against such bans' or 'opposed to prohibition'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a person, group, or movement that is opposed to prohibition (the legal forbidding of something, especially the historical banning of alcohol).
The anti-prohibition movement organized rallies and petitions to challenge the law.
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Adjective 1
opposed to prohibition; against laws or policies that forbid something.
He wrote an anti-prohibition article arguing that the ban caused more harm than good.
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