anterior

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 Latin 2.1 Adjective 2.1.1 Inflection 2.1.2 Related terms 2.1.3 Descendants 3 Romanian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Adjective 3.2.1 Declension 3.2.2 Synonyms 3.2.3 Antonyms 4 Spanish 4.1 Adjective 4.1.1 Synonyms 4.1.2 Antonyms 4.1.3 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ɪəriə(r)

[edit] Adjective

anterior (not comparable)

1. Before in place.
2. Before or earlier in time; prior to; preceding.
3. (anatomy) Nearer the forward end; nearer the head of an animal or the front of a human.

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:former

[edit] Antonyms

• (before in place): posterior
• (anatomy): posterior

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aeinorrt
• eritoran

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Adjective

anterior (comparative of ante)

1. anterior, more forward
2. former, previous

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular			Plural
Case \ Gender	M.F.	N.		MM.FF.	NN.
nominative	anterior	anterius		anteriōrēs	anteriōra
genitive	anteriōris	anteriōris		anteriōrum	anteriōrum
dative	anteriōrī	anteriōrī		anteriōribus	anteriōribus
accusative	anteriōrem	anterius		anteriōrēs	anteriōra
ablative	anteriōre	anteriōre		anteriōribus	anteriōribus
vocative	anterior	anterius		anteriōrēs	anteriōra

[edit] Related terms

• ante
• anterius

[edit] Descendants

• English: anterior

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Etymology

Latin anterior

[edit] Adjective

anterior ^{4 nom/acc forms}

1. previous

[edit] Declension

singular				plural
Nom/Acc		masculine & neuter	feminine	masculine	feminine & neuter
	indefinite	anterior	anterioară	anteriori	anterioare
	definite	anteriorul	anterioara	anteriorii	anterioarele
Gen/Dat	no special indefinite forms in genitive & dative cases
	definite	anteriorului	anterioarei	anteriorilor	anterioarelor

[edit] Synonyms

• precedent

[edit] Antonyms

• următor

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

anterior m. and f. (plural anteriores)

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

[edit] Synonyms

• (anterior in time): previo
• (anterior in space): delantero, frontal

[edit] Antonyms

• posterior

[edit] Related terms

• anteriormente