Ant- or An'ti-1
[Gr. ἀντί, against.] A prefix in many words, meaning against, or opposed to.
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Ant
Ăn’tĭ2
[Gr. See ANTE.] A preposition signifying against, opposite, contrary, or in place of;—used in composition in many English words.
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Ăn’t p. 56A contraction of an it, that is, if it. See An. [Obs.]An't p. 56A colloquial contraction of am not or are not; as in the phrases I an't, we an't, you an't, &c. He an't follows either the analogy of the others, or is a corruption of he is not.Ant, n. p. 56noun (Entom.) An emmet; a pismire; a species of hymenopterous insects of the Linnæan genus Formica, which is now made a family of several genera. ☞ Among ants, as among bees, there are neuter or working…