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anterior
[an-teer-ee-er]
adjective
situated before or at the front of; fore (posterior ).
going before in time or sequence; preceding; earlier.
events anterior to the outbreak of war.
Linguistics.(in distinctive feature analysis) articulated in the region extending from the alveolar ridge to the lips; alveolar, dental, or labial.
(in animals and embryos) pertaining to or toward the head or forward end of the body.
(in humans) pertaining to or toward the front plane of the body, equivalent to the ventral surface of quadrupeds.
Botany.on the front side and away from the main axis, as the lower lip of a flower.
anterior
/ ænˌtɪərɪˈɒrɪtɪ, ænˈtɪərɪə /
adjective
situated at or towards the front
earlier in time
zoology of or near the head end
botany (of part of a flower or leaf) situated farthest away from the main stem
Other 51Թ Forms
- anteriority noun
- anteriorly adverb
- nonanterior adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of anterior1
Example Sentences
Boisson was set to be a wildcard entry last year but had to pull out after tearing an anterior cruciate ligament just a week before the French Open began.
Yet she’s started just 10 games since then, losing most of the last three seasons to a stubborn anterior cruciate ligament injury that took four surgeries to repair.
He missed the entire 2021-22 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
Not the least of which is whether Watkins sits out all of next season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee.
The truth was few outside of the Trojans’ locker room knew what they were capable of without JuJu Watkins, whose season-ending anterior cruciate ligament tear loomed large over the entire tournament.
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