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anterior
[ an-teer-ee-er ]
adjective
- situated before or at the front of; fore ( posterior ).
- going before in time or sequence; preceding; earlier:
events anterior to the outbreak of war.
- Linguistics. (in distinctive feature analysis) articulated in the region extending from the alveolar ridge to the lips; alveolar, dental, or labial.
- (in animals and embryos) pertaining to or toward the head or forward end of the body.
- (in humans) pertaining to or toward the front plane of the body, equivalent to the ventral surface of quadrupeds.
- Botany. on the front side and away from the main axis, as the lower lip of a flower.
anterior
/ ænˌtɪərɪˈɒrɪtɪ; ænˈtɪərɪə /
adjective
- situated at or towards the front
- earlier in time
- zoology of or near the head end
- botany (of part of a flower or leaf) situated farthest away from the main stem
Derived Forms
- anteriority, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ٱ··ǰ··ٲ [an-teer-ee-, awr, -i-tee, -, or, -], noun
- ·ٱ۾·ǰ· adverb
- ԴDza·ٱ۾·ǰ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of anterior1
Example Sentences
Not the least of which is whether Watkins sits out all of next season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee.
The truth was few outside of the Trojans’ locker room knew what they were capable of without JuJu Watkins, whose season-ending anterior cruciate ligament tear loomed large over the entire tournament.
SPOKANE, Wash. — The first week after Paige Bueckers tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee in August 2022, the questions haunted the Connecticut star most.
It’s a responsibility Press has embraced after missing most of Angel City’s first three seasons because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
Part of what contributed to his struggles last year, he said, was working with an unfamiliar training staff while coming off the torn anterior cruciate ligament he suffered in Week 3 of 2023.
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