English Explanatory Dictionary

antidictionary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The set of all words of minimal length that never appear in a particular string.

Pronunciation

/æntɪˈdɪkʃ(ə)nəɹi/ /æntɪˈdɪkʃənɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-antidictionary.wav /æntiˈdɪkʃəˌnɛɹi/ /-taɪ-/ [-ɾi-] En-us-antidictionary.oga

Word forms

antidictionary antidictionaries

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntider. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Classical Latin dīcō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Classical Latin -tiō Classical Latin dictiō Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Classical Latin -ārius Classical Latin -ārium Medieval Latin dictiōnāriumlbor. Middle English dixionare English dictionary English antidictionary From anti- (“opposite of, reverse”, prefix) + dictionary.

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