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Meaning of ANTE-

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  (in poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
  2. [v]  place one's stake, in a poker game
 
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 See Also: back, bet, bet on, gage, game, punt, stake, stake, stakes, wager

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \An"te-\ ([a^]n"t[-e]-).
    A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr. 'anti`, Skr.
    anti, Goth. and-, anda- (only in comp.), AS. and-, ond-,
    (only in comp.: cf. {Answer}, {Along}), G. ant-, ent- (in
    comp.). The Latin ante is generally used in the sense of
    before, in regard to position, order, or time, and the Gr.
    'anti` in that of opposite, or in the place of.
    
  2. \An"te\, n. (Poker Playing)
    Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante)
    the game begins.
    
  3. \An"te\, v. t. & i.
    To put up (an ante).
    
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: This Latin term, which is frequently used in medicine, means "before".
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: ahead, ante up, back, beforehand, bet, bet on, book, call, chunk, cover, ere, fade, fore, forward, gamble, hand over, handbook, hazard, in advance, in advance of, lay, lay a wager, lay down, make a bet, meet a bet, parlay, pass, pay over, play, play against, plunge, pot, preceding, previous, prior to, punt, put down, put up, see, shot, stake, stand pat, to, wager
 

 

 

 

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