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ante.

afore, ere; before, earlier

4 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈan.te/
  1. afore, ere; before, earlier

    archaic · regional
  2. rather than, instead (of)

    archaic · regional
Where this word comes from

From Latin ante, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti (“opposite, in front of”).

noun/ˈan.te/
  1. plural of anta

    archaic · feminine · form-of · plural · regional
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Form of anta.

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