anti-choice

adjective

an·ti-choice ˌan-tē-ˈchȯis

ˌan-ˌtī-

variants or less commonly antichoice

: antiabortion

anti-choicer

ˌan-tē-ˈchȯi-sər

ˌan-ˌtī-

noun

or less commonly antichoicer

plural anti-choicers also antichoicers

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1974, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anti-choice was in 1974

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anti-choice

adjective

an·ti-choice -ˈchȯis

variants also antichoice

: antiabortion

anti-choicer

-ər

noun

also antichoicer

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