Anterior | Easy to understand definition of anterior by Your Dictionary

Anterior is defined as something that is put in front of something.

(adjective)

An example of a room that is in the anterior of the house is the foyer.

The definition of anterior is something that happened before.

(adjective)

An example of an historical event that is anterior to now is World War I.

See anterior in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Origin: L, compar. of ante, before

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See anterior in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Placed before or in front.
Occurring before in time; earlier.
Anatomy
a. Located near or toward the head in lower animals.
b. Located on or near the front of the body in higher animals.
c. Located on or near the front of an organ or on the ventral surface of the body in humans.
Botany In front of and facing away from the axis or stem.

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Origin: Latin

Origin: , comparative of ante, before; see ant- in Indo-European roots

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