anteriority

an·te·ri·or

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [an-teer-ee-er]
- /ænˈtɪər i ər/
- /ˌæn.tɪə.rɪ.ˈɒ.rɪ.tɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-teer-ee-er]
- /ænˈtɪər i ər/

Definitions of anteriority word

adjective anteriority situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior). 1
adjective anteriority going before in time or sequence; preceding; earlier: events anterior to the outbreak of war. 1
adjective anteriority Linguistics. (in distinctive feature analysis) articulated in the region extending from the alveolar ridge to the lips; alveolar, dental, or labial. 1
adjective anteriority (in animals and embryos) pertaining to or toward the head or forward end of the body. 1
adjective anteriority (in humans) pertaining to or toward the front plane of the body, equivalent to the ventral surface of quadrupeds. 1
adjective anteriority Botany. on the front side and away from the main axis, as the lower lip of a flower. 1

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Origin of anteriority

First appearance:

before 1535

One of the 29% oldest English words

1535-45; < Latin, comparative of ante before, formed on model of posterior

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Parts of speech for Anteriority

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Anteriority

anteriority popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for anteriority

noun anteriority

upstairs — up the stairs; to or on an upper floor.
top brass — brass (def 5).
priority — the state or quality of being earlier in time, occurrence, etc.
importance — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
precedency — precedence.

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