Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anticreole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-cre-ole
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposing the use of a creole.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Portuguese crioulobor. Spanish criollo French créolebor. English Creole English creole English anticreole From anti- + creole.

Inflected Forms

more anticreole (comparative) most anticreole (superlative)

Questions

What does anticreole mean?
Opposing the use of a creole.
Where does anticreole come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Portuguese crioulobor. Spanish criollo French créolebor. English Creole English creole English anticreole From anti- + creole.

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