Etymology

anticlastic

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Today it means: curved in opposite ways in two directions; saddle-shaped Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀντί
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀντί“opposite”
  2. English todayanticlastic

From Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí, “opposite”) + κλαστός (klastós, “broken in pieces”) + -ic.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀντί all →

antinomian

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