anticommercial
|an-ti-com-mer-cial|
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/ˌæn.ti.kəˈmɝ.ʃəl/
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/ˌæn.ti.kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/
against commercialism
Etymology
'anticommercial' is built from the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek 'anti-' meaning 'against') combined with 'commercial' (from Latin 'commercium' meaning 'trade').
'commercial' derives from Latin 'commercium' → Old French 'comercial'/'commercial' → Middle English 'commercial', and the modern compound form 'anticommercial' is produced by adding the productive English prefix 'anti-' to 'commercial'.
Initially the elements meant 'against trade' in a literal sense; over time the compound has come to mean 'opposed to commercialism or commercial values' in cultural and ideological contexts.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a statement, action, work, or item that opposes or protests commercialism (often used to describe art or media that rejects advertising or commercial values).
The film was praised as an anticommercial that challenged consumer culture.
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Adjective 1
opposed to commercialism or commercial activities; not intended to promote or support commercial interests.
The collective published an anticommercial manifesto rejecting corporate sponsorship.
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