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anterior 音标拼音: [ænt'ɪriɚ] a. 前面的,先前的,先行的 前面的,先前的,先行的 anterior adj 1: of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body [ ant: { posterior}] 2: earlier in time [ synonym: { anterior}, { prior( a)}] n 1: a tooth situated at the front of the mouth; " his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors" [ synonym: { front tooth}, { anterior}] Anterior \ An* te" ri* or\, a. [ L. anterior, comp. of ante before.] 1. Before in time; antecedent. [ 1913 Webster] Antigonus, who was anterior to Polybius. -- Sir G. C. Lewis. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Before, or toward the front, in place; as, the anterior part of the mouth; -- opposed to posterior. [ 1913 Webster] Note: In comparative anatomy, anterior often signifies at or toward the head, cephalic; and in human anatomy it is often used for ventral. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Antecedent; previous; precedent; preceding; former; foregoing. [ 1913 Webster] 55 Moby Thesaurus words for " anterior": album, ana, analects, antecedent, anticipatory, chief, ci- devant, collection, compilation, delectus, earlier, early, elder, exordial, first, florilegium, fore, foregoing, forehand, foremost, former, forward, front, frontal, garland, head, headmost, inaugural, initiatory, leading, miscellany, older, omnibus, posy, precedent, preceding, precessional, precurrent, precursory, preexistent, prefatory, preliminary, preludial, prelusive, preparatory, prevenient, previous, primary, prime, prior, proemial, propaedeutic, senior, treasure- house, treasury |
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