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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun anterior has 1 sense
- anterior(n = noun.body) front tooth - a tooth situated at the front of the mouth; "his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors" is a kind of tooth
has particulars: bucktooth
Derived form adjective anterior1
Adjective anterior has 2 senses
- anterior(a = adj.all) Array - of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body; Array Derived forms noun anterior1, noun anteriority1
- anterior(s = adj.all) prior - earlier in time; Array Derived form noun anteriority2
Antonym: posterior
CIDE DICTIONARY
anterior, a. [L. anterior, comp. of ante before.].
- Before in time; antecedent. [1913 Webster]"Antigonus, who was anterior to Polybius." [1913 Webster]
- Before, or toward the front, in place; as, the anterior part of the mouth; -- opposed to posterior. [1913 Webster]" In comparative anatomy, anterior often signifies at or toward the head, cephalic; and in human anatomy it is often used for ventral." [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Antecedent; previous; precedent; preceding; former; foregoing.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
anterior, adj.
1 nearer the front.
2 (often foll. by to) earlier, prior.
1 nearer the front.
2 (often foll. by to) earlier, prior.
Derivative
anteriority n. anteriorly adv.
Etymology
F ant{eacute}rieur or L anterior f. ante before
THESAURUS
anterior
album, ana, analects, antecedent, anticipatory, chief, ci-devant, collection, compilation, delectus, earlier, early, elder, exordial, first, florilegium, fore, foregoing, forehand, foremost, former, forward, front, frontal, garland, head, headmost, inaugural, initiatory, leading, miscellany, older, omnibus, posy, precedent, preceding, precessional, precurrent, precursory, preexistent, prefatory, preliminary, preludial, prelusive, preparatory, prevenient, previous, primary, prime, prior, proemial, propaedeutic, senior, treasure-house, treasuryROGET THESAURUS
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Precedence
N precedence, coming before, the lead, le pas, superiority, importance, antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precursor, priority, precession, anteposition, epacme, preference, preceding, precedent, antecedent, anterior, prior, before, former, foregoing, beforementioned, abovementioned, aforementioned, aforesaid, said, precursory, precursive, prevenient, preliminary, prefatory, introductory, prelusive, prelusory, proemial, preparatory, before, in advance, seniores priores, prior tempore prior jure.Priority
N priority, antecedence, anteriority, precedence, pre-existence, precession, precursor, the past, premises, prior, previous, preceding, precedent, anterior, antecedent, pre- existing, pre-existent, former, foregoing, aforementioned, before- mentioned, abovementioned, aforesaid, said, introductory, before, prior to, earlier, previously, afore, aforehand, beforehand, ere, theretofore, erewhile, ere then, ere now, before then, before now, erewhile, already, yet, beforehand, on the eve of, prior tempore prior jure.Front
N front, fore, forepart, foreground, face, disk, disc, frontage, facade, proscenium, facia, frontispiece, anteriority, obverse (of a medal or coin), fore rank, front rank, van, vanguard, advanced guard, outpost, first line, scout, brow, forehead, visage, physiognomy, phiz, countenance, mut, rostrum, beak, bow, stem, prow, prore, jib, pioneer, metoposcopy, fore, anterior, front, frontal, before, in front, in the van, in advance, ahead, right ahead, forehead, foremost, in the foreground, in the lee of, before one's face, before one's eyes, face to face, vis-a-vis, front a front, formosa muta commendatio est, frons est animi janua, Human face divine, imago animi vultus est indices oculi, sea of upturned faces.
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