anterior Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a tooth situated at the front of the mouth
front tooth.
- his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors
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adjective of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body
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adjective satellite earlier in time
prior.
WordNet
An*te"ri*or adjective
Etymology
L.Definitions
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Before in time; antecedent. Antigonus, who was anterior to Polybius. Sir G. C. Lewis.
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Before, or toward the front, in place; as, the anterior part of the mouth; -- opposed toposterior .✍ 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.