antipollution

an·ti·pol·lu·tion

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-tee-puh-loo-shuh n, an-tahy-]
- /ˌæn ti pəˈlu ʃən, ˌæn taɪ-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-tee-puh-loo-shuh n, an-tahy-]
- /ˌæn ti pəˈlu ʃən, ˌæn taɪ-/

Definitions of antipollution word

adjective antipollution (of measures, policies, etc) designed to combat pollution and its causes 3
adjective antipollution opposed to pollution and its causes 3
adjective antipollution designating or of devices, laws, etc. intended to prevent, lessen, or remove pollutants or pollution 3
adjective antipollution designed to prevent or reduce environmental pollution: antipollution laws; an antipollution campaign. 1
noun antipollution Any way, shape, or form which directly or indirectly helps the environment or reduces pollution. 1
adjective antipollution aimed at reducing pollution 1

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Origin of antipollution

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; anti- + pollution

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Parts of speech for Antipollution

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Antipollution

antipollution popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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