anterior

== English == === Alternative forms === anteriour (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin anterior (“that is before, foremost”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /anˈtɪə.ɹi.ə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ænˈtɪɹ.i.ɚ/ Rhymes: -ɪəɹiə(ɹ) === Adjective === anterior (not comparable) (anatomy) Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal. (botany) (of a part of a flower or leaf) Situated further away from the mainstem. (phonetics) Pronounced with an obstruction located in front of the palato-alveolar region of the mouth, e.g. b, p, d, t. (formal) Coming before or earlier in time or development, prior to, preceding. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:former ==== Antonyms ==== posterior ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== auricularis anterior past anterior ==== Translations ==== === References === “anterior”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “anterior”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. https://logeion.uchicago.edu/anterior https://www.online-latin-dictionary.com/latin-english-dictionary.php?lemma=ANTERIOR100 https://outils.biblissima.fr/en/collatinus-web/ https://www.latin-is-simple.com/en/vocabulary/adjective/8759/?h=anterior === Anagrams === eritoran, erration, rationer == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin anteriōrem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ən.tə.ɾiˈor] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ən.tə.ɾiˈo] IPA(key): (Valencia) [an.te.ɾiˈoɾ] === Adjective === anterior m or f (masculine and feminine plural anteriors) anterior (before; preceding) previous (phonetics, phonology) front ==== Synonyms ==== previ ==== Antonyms ==== posterior ==== Derived terms ==== anterioritat anteriorment quasianterior === Further reading === “anterior”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “anterior”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “anterior” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “anterior” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Galician == === Etymology === From Latin anterior. === Adjective === anterior m or f (plural anteriores) anterior, previous Synonyms: precedente, previo Antonym: posterior (anatomy) anterior (nearer the forward end) Antonym: posterior ==== Derived terms ==== anterioridade anteriormente === Further reading === “anterior”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin anterior. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /anˈteːʁioːɐ̯/ Hyphenation: an‧te‧ri‧or === Adjective === anterior (strong nominative masculine singular anteriorer, not comparable) (anatomy) anterior ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “anterior” in Duden online “anterior” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Indonesian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin anterior, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énteros. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /an.teˈri.or/, [an̪.t̪eˈri.ɔr] === Adjective === anterior (comparative lebih anterior, superlative paling anterior) (anatomy) anterior === Further reading === “anterior”, 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 == Latin == === Etymology === Comparative form of lost adjective *anterus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énteros. Related to ante. Alternatively, built on ante in analogy to posterior (“which comes after”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [anˈtɛ.ri.ɔr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [anˈtɛː.ri.or] === Adjective === anterior (comparative, neuter anterius, no positive form); third declension that (which is) is before one (in time), more forward, in the future; anterior (as opposed to posterior or backward in time); in front (of) foremost formerly (of time), previously ==== Inflection ==== Third-declension comparative adjective. ==== Related terms ==== anterius (adverb) ==== Descendants ==== === References === “anterior”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “anterior”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin anteriōrem. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: an‧te‧ri‧or === Adjective === anterior m or f (plural anteriores) anterior previous, preceding ==== Derived terms ==== anterioridade anteriormente === Further reading === “anterior”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “anterior”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin anterior and French antérieur. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /an.te.riˈor/ === Adjective === anterior m or n (feminine singular anterioară, masculine plural anteriori, feminine/neuter plural anterioare) previous Synonym: precedent Antonym: următor ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin anterior. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /anteˈɾjoɾ/ [ãn̪.t̪eˈɾjoɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Syllabification: an‧te‧rior === Adjective === anterior m or f (masculine and feminine plural anteriores) anterior (in time), previous, earlier, former, past Synonym: previo Antonym: posterior anterior (in space) Synonyms: delantero, frontal Antonym: posterior ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “anterior”, 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