English Explanatory Dictionary

anti-Semitic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to or exhibiting anti-Semitism.
adj
  1. Alternative spelling of anti-Semitic.

Pronunciation

/ˌæntiːsəˈmɪtɪk/ /ˌæntiːsəˈmɛtɪk/ /ˌæntaɪ-/ en-us-anti-Semitic.ogg

Word forms

anti-Semitic more anti-Semitic most anti-Semitic antisemitic

Etymology

From anti- + Semitic; calque of German antisemitisch, which was first used in 1860 by Jewish scholar Moritz Steinschneider. For more see anti-Semitism.

Antonyms

philo-Semitic

Related words

anti-Semite antisemitica anti-Semitism

Derived words

anti-Semitically
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