ante- Meaning, Definition & Usage

An"te-
Definitions
  1. A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr. , Skr. anti, Goth. and-, anda- (only in comp.), AS. and-, ond-, (only in comp.: cf. Answer, Along), G. ant-, ent- (in comp.). The Latin ante is generally used in the sense of before, in regard to position, order, or time, and the Gr. in that of opposite, or in the place of.

Webster 1913