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anti-tom

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.61 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti--tom
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Belonging to a class of 19th-century pro-slavery novels and writings in response to Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Etymology

From anti- + Tom.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does anti-tom mean?
Belonging to a class of 19th-century pro-slavery novels and writings in response to Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Where does anti-tom come from?
From anti- + Tom.

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