anterior
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[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)
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Superlative |
- Before in place.
- Before or earlier in time; prior to; preceding.
- (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
[edit] Translations
Before in place
Before or earlier in time; prior to; preceding.
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(anatomy)
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[edit] Anagrams
- Anagrams of aeinorrt
- eritoran
[edit] Latin
[edit] Adjective
anterior (comparative of ante)
[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 | |
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[edit] Descendants
- English: anterior
[edit] Romanian
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Adjective
anterior 4 nom/acc forms
[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 | |
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[edit] Spanish
[edit] Adjective
anterior m. and f. (plural anteriores)