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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- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin commercium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin commerciālislbor. French commercialbor. English commercial English anticommercial From anti- + commercial.
Meanings
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Opposed to commercialism
Shaped by a strongly anticommercial ideology, it places too much emphasis on the division between giving and selling.
2007 January 28, Virginia Postrel, “Grim Harvest”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most anticommercial | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more anticommercial | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (2)
it anticommerciale (opposed to commercialism) · pt anticomercial (opposed to commercialism)