antidrop

adj — 3 senses

antidrop

adj

Etymology From anti- + drop. In the linguistics sense, the prefix pro- (from pronoun) is reinterpreted as having its usual sense ("in favor of", etc.)

1

Medicine, Physiology, Sciences Preventing or counteracting a drop in body temperature.

2

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A point in a song where a drop would be expected, but that defies usual expectations, often being lower in energy than expected.

3

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Informal (of a language) Tending not to omit personal pronouns.

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