antinuke

an·ti·nuke

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-tee-nook, -nyook, an-tahy-]
- /ˌæn tiˈnuk, -ˈnyuk, ˌæn taɪ-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-tee-nook, -nyook, an-tahy-]
- /ˌæn tiˈnuk, -ˈnyuk, ˌæn taɪ-/

Definitions of antinuke word

adjective antinuke opposed to nuclear weapons or energy 3
abbreviation ANTINUKE antinuclear. 1
noun antinuke Also, antinuker. a person who supports antinuclear programs. 1
noun antinuke (Informal) One who opposes nuclear weapons. 0
adjective antinuke Opposed to nukes (nuclear weapons). 0

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Origin of antinuke

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75; anti- + nuke

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Parts of speech for Antinuke

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Antinuke

antinuke popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

antinuke usage trend in Literature

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