anti-redeposition
|an-ti-re-de-po-si-tion|
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/ˌæn.tiˌriː.dɪpəˈzɪʃən/
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/ˌæn.tiˌriː.dɪpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/
against re-depositing
Etymology
'anti-redeposition' originates from the combining form 'anti-' (from Greek 'anti', meaning 'against') and 'redeposition', formed from the prefix 're-' (Latin, 'again') + 'deposition' (from Latin 'depositio'/'deponere', meaning 'to put/place down').
'redeposition' developed in English by adding the prefix 're-' to 'deposition' (Old French/Latin 'depositionem' / 'depositio'), and in modern English the compound 'anti-redeposition' was formed by prefixing 'anti-' to express opposition to that action.
Initially the elements meant 'against' (anti-) and 'placing down again' (re- + deposition); the compound's meaning has remained literal and specialized, referring to opposition to or prevention of re-depositing.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a policy, measure, or principle intended to prevent or oppose the redepositing (settling again) of material (e.g., sediments, funds, samples) in a place where they had been removed or cleared.
The municipality adopted an anti-redeposition policy to keep dredged sediments from settling back into the harbor.
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Adjective 1
describing something designed to prevent, oppose, or reduce the chance of redepositing (e.g., anti-redeposition measures, anti-redeposition filters).
The laboratory used anti-redeposition protocols when handling sediment samples.
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