antiprohibition
|an-ti-pro-hi-bi-tion|
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/ˌæn.ti.proʊ.bəˈbɪʃ.ən/
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/ˌæn.ti.prəʊ.bɪˈbɪʃ.ən/
against banning
Etymology
'antiprohibition' is formed from the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek 'anti' meaning 'against') combined with 'prohibition' (from Latin 'prohibitio').
'prohibition' comes into English via Old French 'prohibicion' and Middle English 'prohibicioun' from Latin 'prohibitio' (from the verb 'prohibere'); 'antiprohibition' is a modern compound created by adding the prefix 'anti-' to 'prohibition'.
The elements originally meant 'against' + 'the act of forbidding'; over time the compound has come to specifically denote opposition to legal bans (for example, 20th-century alcohol prohibition).
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
opposition to prohibition; the stance, movement, or belief against laws or policies that ban certain activities (e.g., alcohol prohibition).
The antiprohibition lobby argued that banning alcohol created more harm than it prevented.
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Adjective 1
opposed to prohibition; describing a person, policy, or argument that favors lifting or not imposing bans.
She took an antiprohibition position on the proposed ban.
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