Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antihandgun

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-hand-gun
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prohibiting or restricting the possession of handguns

Example Sentences

"[…] thanks to an almost entirely unpublicized component of Oak Park's antihandgun ordinance, anyone willing to sign up with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms as a collector and plunk down $30 for a Federal Firearms Owner's License can legally collect and hold virtually any kind of weapon she or he pleases for the next three years."

Etymology

From anti- + handgun.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Questions

What does antihandgun mean?: Prohibiting or restricting the possession of handguns
Where does antihandgun come from?: From anti- + handgun.

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