anterior

Alternative forms

• anteriour (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin anterior, comparative of ante (“forward, before”)

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪəriə(r)

Adjective

anterior (not comparable)

1. Before in place.
2. Before or earlier in time; prior to; preceding.
   • 1859, John Stuart Mill, On Liberty:

     anterior to the time when mankind have become capable of being improved by free and equal discussion.

3. (anatomy) Nearer the forward end; nearer the head of an animal or the front of a human.

Anagrams

• eritoran, erration, rationer

Etymology

From Latin anterior.

Adjective

anterior (masculine and feminine plural anteriors)

1. anterior (before; preceding)
2. previous

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /anˈte.ri.or/, [anˈtɛ.ri.ɔr]

Adjective

anterior (neuter anterius); third declension

1. anterior, more forward
2. former, previous

References

• anterior in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• anterior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Adjective

anterior (plural anteriores, comparable)

1. anterior
2. previous, preceding

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anterior and French antérieur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an.te.riˈor/

Adjective

anterior m, n (feminine singular anterioară, masculine plural anteriori, feminine and neuter plural anterioare)

1. previous

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anteˈɾjoɾ/, [ãn̪t̪eˈɾjoɾ]

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Adjective

anterior (plural anteriores)

1. anterior (in time), previous, earlier, former, past
2. anterior (in space)