Anterior
[æn'tɪərɪə] or [æn'tɪrɪɚ]
Definition
(adj.) earlier in time .
(adj.) of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body .
Editor: Vince--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Before in time; antecedent.
(a.) Before, or toward the front, in place; as, the anterior part of the mouth; -- opposed to posterior.
Editor: Noreen
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Preceding, prior, previous, antecedent, foregoing, going before.[2]. Fore, front, in front.
Checker: Luther
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Prior, foregoing, antecedent, previous, precursive, precedent, earlier, Introductory,preliminary, former
ANT:Posterior, later, subsequent, consequent, succeeding
Checker: Lyman
Definition
adj. before in time or place: in front.—ns. Anterior′ity Antē′riorness.—adv. Antē′riorly.
Edited by Carlos
Examples
- Damascus dates back anterior to the days of Abraham, and is the oldest city in the world. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- That bronze relics were found apparently of anterior manufacture to any made of iron, was doubtless due to the destruction of the iron by that great consumer--oxygen. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The anterior and posterior limbs in all the higher vertebrate classes are plainly homologous. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
Editor: Seth