anterior
English
Alternative forms
- anteriour (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin anterior, comparative of ante (“forward, before”)
Pronunciation
Adjective
anterior (not comparable)
- Before in place.
- 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.
- 1859, John Stuart Mill, On Liberty:
- (anatomy) Nearer the forward end; nearer the head of an animal or the front of a human.
- 2013, Carole Hollins, Questions and Answers for Dental Nurses (page 44)
- Transillumination of anterior teeth, using the composite curing light placed labially to shine through the tooth and be viewed using the mouth mirror, shows up any cavities as dark interproximal shadows.
- 2013, Carole Hollins, Questions and Answers for Dental Nurses (page 44)
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:former
Antonyms
Coordinate terms
- (human anatomy direction adjectives) anterior, distal, dorsal, lateral, medial, posterior, proximal, ventral (Category: en:Medicine) [edit]
- (dentistry location adjectives) anterior, apical, apicocoronal, axial, buccal, buccoapical, buccocervical, buccogingival, buccolabial, buccolingual, bucco-occlusal, buccopalatal, cervical, coronal, coronoapical, distal, distoapical, distobuccal, distocervical, distocoronal, distofacial, distogingival, distoincisal, distolingual, disto-occlusal, distoclusal, distocclusal, distopalatal, facial, gingival, incisal, incisocervical, inferior, labial, lingual, linguobuccal, linguo-occlusal, mandibular, maxillary, mesial, mesioapical, mesiobuccal, mesiocervical, mesiocoronal, mesiodistal, mesiofacial, mesioincisal, mesiogingival, mesiolingual, mesio-occlusal, mesioclusal, mesiocclusal, mesiopalatal, occlusal, palatal, posterior, proximal, superior, vestibular (Category: en:Dentistry) [edit]
Derived terms
Translations
before in place
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before or earlier in time
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anatomy: nearer the forward end
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Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Adjective
anterior m or f (masculine and feminine plural anteriors)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
- “anterior” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “anterior”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “anterior” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “anterior” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
Adjective
anterior m or f (plural anteriores)
- anterior, previous
- Synonyms: precedente, previo
- Antonym: posterior
- (anatomy) anterior (nearer the forward end)
- Antonym: posterior
Derived terms
Further reading
- “anterior”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
anterior (not comparable)
Declension
Further reading
- “anterior” in Duden online
Latin
Etymology
Comparative form of lost adjective *anterus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énteros. Related to ante.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /anˈte.ri.or/, [än̪ˈt̪ɛriɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /anˈte.ri.or/, [än̪ˈt̪ɛːrior]
Adjective
anterior (neuter anterius, positive ante); third declension
Declension
Third-declension comparative adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
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Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | anterior | anterius | anteriōrēs | anteriōra | |
Genitive | anteriōris | anteriōrum | |||
Dative | anteriōrī | anteriōribus | |||
Accusative | anteriōrem | anterius | anteriōrēs | anteriōra | |
Ablative | anteriōre | anteriōribus | |||
Vocative | anterior | anterius | anteriōrēs | anteriōra |
Related terms
Descendants
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.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Brazil" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɐ̃.te.ɾi.ˈo(ʁ)/
Etymology
Adjective
anterior m or f (plural anteriores)
Derived terms
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin anterior and French antérieur.
Pronunciation
Adjective
anterior m or n (feminine singular anterioară, masculine plural anteriori, feminine and neuter plural anterioare)
Declension
Declension of anterior
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | anterior | anterioară | anteriori | anterioare | ||
definite | anteriorul | anterioara | anteriorii | anterioarele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | anterior | anterioare | anteriori | anterioare | ||
definite | anteriorului | anterioarei | anteriorilor | anterioarelor |
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
anterior m or f (masculine and feminine plural anteriores)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “anterior”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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