Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antilynching

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-lynch-ing
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposed to the practice of lynching

adj

Prohibiting the practice of lynching

Example Sentences

"Writing from London, to the Chicago Inter Ocean, Nov. 25, 1894, the distinguished compiler of our last census, Hon. Robert P. Porter, gives the American people a most interesting review of the antilynching crusade in England, submitting editorial opinions from all sections of England and Scotland, showing the consensus of British opinion on this subject."
"The year before, he donated his earnings from his performance in Eugene O'Neill's All God's Chillun Got Wings to Jewish refugees fleeing Germany, and in 1945 he worked to get Harry Truman to support an antilynching law."

Etymology

From anti- + lynching.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Questions

What does antilynching mean?: Opposed to the practice of lynching
Where does antilynching come from?: From anti- + lynching.

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