anteriorly

Variant of anterior

anterior definition

an·te·rior (an tir′ē ər)

adjective

  1. at or toward the front; forward; specif., ventral
  2. coming before in time, order, or logic; previous; earlier
  3. Bot. on the side away from the main stem

Etymology: L, compar. of ante, before

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