Meaning of ANTERIOR
| Pronunciation: | | an'teereeur
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- [n] a tooth situated at the front of the mouth; "his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors"
- [adj] earlier in time
- [adj] (zoology) of or near the head end or toward the front plane of the body
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| | Synonyms: | | antecedent, fore(a), front tooth, front(a), frontal, preceding, prefrontal, prior(a) |
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| | Antonyms: | | posterior | | |
| | See Also: | | bucktooth, tooth | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \An*te"ri*or\, a. [L. anterior, comp. of ante before.]
1. Before in time; antecedent.
Antigonus, who was anterior to Polybius. --Sir G. C.
Lewis.
2. Before, or toward the front, in place; as, the anterior
part of the mouth; -- opposed to posterior.
Note: In comparative anatomy, anterior often signifies at or
toward the head, cephalic; and in human anatomy it is
often used for ventral.
Syn: Antecedent; previous; precedent; preceding; former;
foregoing.
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| | Definition: | | In front, or towards the front. |
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| | Definition: | | Of floral organs, on the side of the flower farthest from the axis. Compare posterior. |
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| | Related Terms: | | album, ana, analects, antecedent, anticipatory, chief, ci-devant, collection, compilation, delectus, earlier, early, elder, exordial, first, florilegium, fore, foregoing, forehand, foremost, former, forward, front, frontal, garland, head, headmost, inaugural, initiatory, leading, miscellany, older, omnibus, posy, precedent, preceding, precessional, precurrent, precursory, preexistent, prefatory, preliminary, preludial, prelusive, preparatory, prevenient, previous, primary, prime, prior, proemial, propaedeutic, senior, treasure-house, treasury |
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