a Greek preposition, which enters into the composition of several words, both Latin, French, and English, in different senses. Sometimes it signifies be- fore, as an antichamber; and sometimes opposite or con- trary, as in the names of these medicines, anti-scorbutic, anti-venereal.

in matters of literature, is a title given to divers pieces written by way of answer to others, whose names are usually annexed to the anti. See the Anti of M. Baillet; and the Anti-Baillet of M. Menage: there are also Anti-Menagiani, &c. Caesar the dicta- tor wrote two books by way of answer to what had been objected to him by Cato, which he called Anti- Catones; these are mentioned by Juvenal, Cicero, &c. Vives affirms us, he had seen Caesar's Anti-Catones in an ancient library.

ANTIRACCHIUS, in ancient poetry, a foot con- sisting of three syllables, the two first long, and the last one short; such is the word ambré.