anterior

English

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Etymology

From Latin anterior, comparative of ante (forward, before)

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪəriə(r)

Adjective

anterior (not comparable)

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

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin anterior.

Adjective

anterior (masculine and feminine plural anteriors)

  1. anterior (before; preceding)
  2. previous

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German

Etymology

From Latin anterior.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [anˈteːʀioːɐ̯]
  • Hyphenation: an‧te‧ri‧or

Adjective

anterior (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) anterior

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Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /anˈte.ri.or/, [anˈtɛ.ri.ɔr]

Adjective

anterior (neuter anterius); third declension

  1. anterior, more forward
  2. former, previous

Inflection

Third declension, comparative variant

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
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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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

Adjective

anterior (plural anteriores, comparable)

  1. anterior
  2. previous, preceding

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anterior and French antérieur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /an.te.riˈor/

Adjective

anterior m or n (feminine singular anterioară, masculine plural anteriori, feminine and neuter plural anterioare)

  1. previous

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin anterior.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anteˈɾjoɾ/, [ãn̪t̪eˈɾjoɾ]
  • (file)

Adjective

anterior (plural anteriores)

  1. anterior (in time), previous, earlier, former, past
    Synonym: previo
    Antonym: posterior
  2. anterior (in space)
    Synonyms: delantero, frontal
    Antonym: posterior

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