"anticircumcision" meaning in English

See anticircumcision in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more anticircumcision [comparative], most anticircumcision [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English anti- English circumcision English anticircumcision From anti- + circumcision. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|anti-|circumcision|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English anti- English circumcision English anticircumcision From anti- + circumcision. Head templates: {{en-adj}} anticircumcision (comparative more anticircumcision, superlative most anticircumcision)
  1. Opposing or acting against circumcision.
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