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Definition of anterior adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

anterior

adjective
 
/ænˈtɪəriə(r)/
 
/ænˈtɪriər/
[only before noun] (specialist)
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  1. (of a part of the body) at or near the front
    • anterior and posterior ends of the embryo
    opposite posterior
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryAnterior is used with these nouns:
    • part
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French antérieur or Latin anterior, comparative of ante ‘before’.
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