anterior.
Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.
Meaning & usage
Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.
Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal. (of a part of a flower or leaf) Situated further away from the mainstem.
Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal. Pronounced with an obstruction located in front of the palato-alveolar region of the mouth, e.g. b, p, d, t.
Coming before or earlier in time or development, prior to, preceding.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin anterior (“that is before, foremost”).
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