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anteriorsituated before or at the front of; coming before in time

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: situated before or at the front of; coming before in time

Pronunciation (IPA): /ænˈtɪriər/

Korean meaning: 앞쪽의, 전방의, 이전의

Korean pronunciation: 앤**티**리어

Example Sentences

  • The anterior teeth are the first to greet your morning coffee.
  • In anatomy class, we learned about the anterior muscles of the leg.
  • The anterior view of the building looked much better than the back.

anterior

ADJECTIVE

//ænˈtɪriər//

situated before or at the front of; coming before in time

anterior concept
💡 Concept

a friendly teacher points to the front ribcage area of a human skeleton model while a curious student takes notes. The teacher's finger clearly indicates the chest area that faces forward on the skeleton. The student nods and compares this front section to the back spine area that faces away. Other students gather around to observe the clear difference between front-facing and back-facing parts of the skeleton. the front-positioned parts situated before or at the front of the body structure

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ænˈtɪriər/
🇬🇧 UK/ænˈtɪəriə/

🌳Etymology

Rootante
Suffix--rior

Origin

From Latin 'anterior,' meaning 'former' or 'in front,' derived from 'ante' meaning 'before' or 'in front of.'

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🎵Rhyme

interiorexteriorsuperiorinferior
interior
exterior
superior
inferior

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The anterior teeth are the first to greet your morning coffee.

In anatomy class, we learned about the anterior muscles of the leg.

The anterior view of the building looked much better than the back.

😄 Fun example

My anterior attitude towards vegetables changed after trying kale chips.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

frontforwardprecedingpriorfrontal

Antonyms

posteriorrearback

Related

interiorexteriorsuperiorinferiorlateral