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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

, comp. of

ante

before.]

Before in time; antecedent.

Antigonus, who was

to Polybius.

Sir G. C. Lewis.

Before, or toward the front, in place;

as, the

part of the mouth; – opposed to

posterior

☞ In comparative anatomy, anterior often signifies at or toward the head, cephalic; and in human anatomy it is often used for ventral.

Syn. – Antecedent; previous; precedent; preceding; former; foregoing.

Adj.

[L.]

Before in time or place; prior; antecedent; preceding in time.

Before or in front in place.