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antidrop en · ADJ

Etymology

From anti- + drop. In the linguistics sense, the prefix pro- (from pronoun) is reinterpreted as having its usual sense ("in favor of", etc.)

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Preventing or counteracting a drop in body temperature.
  2. (not-comparable) A point in a song where a drop would be expected, but that defies usual expectations, often being lower in energy than expected.
  3. (informal, not-comparable) (of a language) Tending not to omit personal pronouns.

Forms

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Antonyms

prodrop · antirise

wikipedia: Portuguese language · wikipedia: Russian language