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antidrop

adj

Etymology

From anti- + drop.

  1. derived from *dʰrebʰ-✻ — “to drip, drop”
  2. inherited from *drupô✻ — “drop (of liquid)”
  3. inherited from *dropō✻ — “drop (of liquid)”
  4. inherited from dropa — “a drop”
  5. inherited from drope — “small quantity of liquid; small or least amount of something; pendant jewel; dripping of a liquid; a shower; nasal flow, catarrh; speck, spot; blemish; disease causing spots on the skin”
  6. inherited from droppe
  7. prefixed as antidrop — “anti + drop”

Definitions

  1. Preventing or counteracting a drop in body temperature.

  2. A point in a song where a drop would be expected, but that defies usual expectations,…

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

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA