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      anthem
      noun
      a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
      a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
      Roots
      antian- · Greek · in response to, againstphonethem- · Greek · voice, sound
      Synonyms for anthem
      hymnnsongncanzonethymnologyadjchantncanticlendittynhymnodynantiphonynhymnographyadjballadnprothalamiumn
      Words related to anthem
      anthemwisevhymnicadjscolionnhymnodisthymnistsungnhymnologistcantionnantiphonicadjhymnalnantiphonicallyadvsingabilitynhymnographerhymnarynundersongsingvunsingableadjsingalongnsingableadjhymnbooknchoricadjsangnhymeneancantillatevlyricsnprothalamionnsongcraftsonglessadj

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      Where does anthem come from?

      The word anthem breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: an-, from Greek anti (“in response to, against”); and them, from Greek phone (“voice, sound”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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