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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Anterior \An*te"ri*or\, adjective [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
anterior
adjective
1: of or near the head end or toward the front plane of the body [ant: {posterior}]
2: earlier in time [syn: {prior(a)}]
noun: a tooth situated at the front of the mouth; "his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors" [syn: {front tooth}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
55 Moby Thesaurus words for "anterior": 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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