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   anterior

   /anˈtɪərɪə/

   adjective

   • 1. nearer the front, especially in the front of the body, or nearer to the head or forepart: "the veins anterior to the heart"
   • ▪ (of a part of a flower or leaf) situated further away from the main stem.
   • ▪ pronounced with an obstruction located in front of the palato-alveolar region of the mouth, e.g. b, p, d, t.
   • 2. coming before in time; earlier: formal "an incident anterior to her troubles"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French antérieur or Latin anterior, comparative of ante ‘before’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. anteriority noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

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