Anterior

Meaning

Adj

●

In Anatomy & Botany:

Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body;

nearer

the

head

forepart

of an animal.

(of a part of a

flower

leaf

) Situated further

away

from the mainstem.

●

In Anatomy & Phonetics:

Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body;

nearer

the

head

forepart

of an animal.

Pronounced with an

the

of the

, e.g.

, t.

●

In Anatomy:

Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body;

nearer

the

head

forepart

of an animal.

●

Coming before or

earlier

in time

or development,

prior to

, preceding.

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Wiktionary

Origin

English

Latin

Sourced from

Etym

Antonyms

Posterior

Rhymes

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