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== English == === Alternative forms === anti- (obsolete) === Etymology === From Classical Latin ante-, use as prefix of ante (preposition); akin to Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí), Sanskrit अन्ति (anti), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳- (and-) (only in compounds): compare answer, along, English ant-, ent- (in compounds). Doublet of anti-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌæn.tɪ/, /ˌæn.tə/ === Prefix === ante- (no longer productive) Prior to in time. Synonyms: pre-, fore- Antonyms: post-, after- (no longer productive) In front of in space. Synonyms: pre-, fore- Antonym: post- (anatomy) anterior. Synonyms: anterio-, antero-, pre- Antonyms: posterio-, postero-, post- ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with anti- (“against”). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== antero-, anterio- ==== Translations ==== === See also === ante anti- === References === === Anagrams === tane, ta'en, anet, etna, NEAT, Aten, Neat, neta, Etan, Nate, neat, Etna, Tean, Tena == Catalan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin ante-. === Prefix === ante- ante- ==== Derived terms ==== == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch ante-, from Latin ante-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ante] Hyphenation: an‧té === Prefix === anté- ante- ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ante-”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Prefix === ante- ante- (all senses) ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === Etna, nate, tane == Latin == === Etymology === See ante === Prefix === ante- before ==== Derived terms ==== == Polish == === Etymology === Derived from Latin ante. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /an.tɛ/ Rhymes: -antɛ Syllabification: an‧te- === Prefix === ante- ante-, before Synonym: przed- ==== Declension ==== This entry needs an inflection-table template. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === ante- in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: an‧te- Homophone: anti- (Brazil) === Prefix === ante- ante- (prior to in time) ante- (in front of in space) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== antes === Further reading === “ante-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ante-”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “ante-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌan.te/ === Prefix === ante- ante- (prior to in time) ante- (in front of in space) ==== Synonyms ==== pre- ==== Derived terms ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ante-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ante/ [ãn̪.t̪e] Syllabification: an‧te- === Prefix === ante- ante- (prior to in time) ‎ante- + ‎penúltimo (“penultimate”) → ‎antepenúltimo (“antepenultimate”) ante- (in front of in space) ‎ante- + ‎poner (“to put, to place”) → ‎anteponer (“to place in front of”) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “ante-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025