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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a tooth situated at the front of the mouth;
- Example: "his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors"
[syn: front tooth, anterior]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body;

2. earlier in time;
[syn: anterior, prior(a)]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Anterior \An*te"ri*or\, a. [L. anterior, comp. of ante before.]
   1. Before in time; antecedent.
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            Antigonus, who was anterior to Polybius. --Sir G. C.
                                                  Lewis.
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   2. Before, or toward the front, in place; as, the anterior
      part of the mouth; -- opposed to posterior.
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   Note: In comparative anatomy, anterior often signifies at or
         toward the head, cephalic; and in human anatomy it is
         often used for ventral.
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   Syn: Antecedent; previous; precedent; preceding; former;
        foregoing.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

anterior
    adj 1: of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a
           body [ant: posterior]
    2: earlier in time [syn: anterior, prior(a)]
    n 1: a tooth situated at the front of the mouth; "his
         malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors" [syn: front
         tooth, anterior]