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anterior
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an·te·ri·or  (n-tîr-r)
adj.
1. Placed before or in front.
2. Occurring before in time; earlier.
3. Anatomy
a. Located near or toward the head in lower animals.
b. Located on or near the front of the body in higher animals.
c. Located on or near the front of an organ or on the ventral surface of the body in humans.
4. Botany In front of and facing away from the axis or stem.

[Latin, comparative of ante, before; see ant- in Indo-European roots.]

an·teri·ori·ty (-ôr-t, -r-) n.
an·teri·or·ly adv.

anterior [ænˈtɪərɪə]
adj
1. situated at or towards the front
2. earlier in time
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology of or near the head end
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany (of part of a flower or leaf) situated farthest away from the main stem Compare posterior
[from Latin, comparative of ante before]
anteriority  [ænˌtɪərɪˈɒrɪtɪ] n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.anterior - a tooth situated at the front of the mouthanterior - a tooth situated at the front of the mouth; "his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors"
tooth - hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
bucktooth - a large projecting front tooth
Adj.1.anterior - of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body
front - relating to or located in the front; "the front lines"; "the front porch"
posterior - located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure
2.anterior - earlier in time
antecedent - preceding in time or order

anterior
adjective
1. front, forward, fore, frontward the left anterior descending artery
2. earlier, former, previous, prior, preceding, introductory, foregoing, antecedent memories of our anterior existences
Translations
anterior [ænˈtɪərɪəʳ] ADJanterior (to a)
anterior [ænˈtɪərɪər] adjantérieur(e)
anterior
adj
(= prior)früher (to als); to be anterior tovorangehen (+dat), → vorausgehen (+dat)
(Anat etc) → vordere(r, s); anterior brainVorderhirn nt
anterior [ænˈtɪərɪəʳ] adj (frm) (position) → anteriore; (time) → precedente


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