"ante-" meaning in English

See ante- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ˌæn.tɪ/, /ˌæn.tə/
Etymology: From Latin ante (“preposition and prefix”); akin to Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí), Sanskrit अन्ति (anti), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳- (and-), 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰- (anda-) (only in compounds), 𐌰𐌽𐌳- (and-), 𐍉𐌽𐌳- (ōnd-), (only in compounds): compare answer, along, German ant-, ent- (in compounds). Doublet of and- and anti-. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂en-}}, {{der|en|la|ante||preposition and prefix}} Latin ante (“preposition and prefix”), {{cog|grc|ἀντί}} Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí), {{cog|sa|अन्ति}} Sanskrit अन्ति (anti), {{cog|got|𐌰𐌽𐌳-}} Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳- (and-), {{m|got|𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰-}} 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰- (anda-), {{m|got|𐌰𐌽𐌳-}} 𐌰𐌽𐌳- (and-), {{m|got|𐍉𐌽𐌳-}} 𐍉𐌽𐌳- (ōnd-), {{m|en|answer}} answer, {{m|en|along}} along, {{cog|de|ant-}} German ant-, {{m|de|ent-}} ent-, {{doublet|en|and-|anti-}} Doublet of and- and anti- Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} ante-, {{en-prefix}} ante-
  1. (non-productive) Prior to in time. Tags: morpheme Synonyms (prior to in time): pre-, fore- Related terms: antero-, anterio-, ante, anti- Translations (Prior to in time): edeltävä (Finnish), ante- (Ido), ur- (Irish), ante- (Italian), ante- (Polish), przed- (Polish), ante- (Portuguese), пред- (pred-) (Russian), до- (do-) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-ante--en-prefix-YHQ5g0nr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English links with redundant wikilinks, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 3 14 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 80 4 16 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 78 3 19 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 79 5 16 Disambiguation of 'prior to in time': 98 1 1 Derived forms: antebellum, antechamber, antechapel, antechoir, anteclassical, antedate, antediluvian, antemeridian, antemundane, antenatal, ante-Nicene, antenuptial, anteorbital, antepredicative, anteroom Disambiguation of 'Prior to in time': 98 1 1
  2. (non-productive) In front of in space. Tags: morpheme Synonyms (in front of in space): pre-, fore- Translations (In front of in space): etu- (Finnish), ante- (Italian), ante- (Portuguese), пред- (pred-) (Russian), при- (pri-) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-ante--en-prefix-kFQp7PaS Disambiguation of 'in front of in space': 7 93 0 Disambiguation of 'In front of in space': 5 95 0
  3. (anatomy) anterior Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-ante--en-prefix-HMQIk1Aa Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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      "word": "after-"
    },
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      "expansion": "German ant-",
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        "1": "de",
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          "_dis1": "50 23 28",
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          "_dis1": "50 23 28",
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          "_dis1": "50 23 28",
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          "word": "antechoir"
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          "_dis1": "50 23 28",
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          "word": "antenuptial"
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          "word": "anteorbital"
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        {
          "_dis1": "50 23 28",
          "word": "antepredicative"
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          "_dis1": "50 23 28",
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        "Prior to in time."
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          "word": "pre-"
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        }
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "Prior to in time",
          "word": "edeltävä"
        },
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          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "Prior to in time",
          "word": "ante-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "Prior to in time",
          "word": "ur-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "Prior to in time",
          "word": "ante-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Prior to in time",
          "word": "ante-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Prior to in time",
          "word": "przed-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Prior to in time",
          "word": "ante-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pred-",
          "sense": "Prior to in time",
          "word": "пред-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "do-",
          "sense": "Prior to in time",
          "word": "до-"
        }
      ]
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          "text": "antechamber"
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        "In front of in space."
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        "(non-productive) In front of in space."
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          "_dis1": "5 95 0",
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          "sense": "In front of in space",
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          "word": "ante-"
        },
        {
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "In front of in space",
          "word": "ante-"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
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          "sense": "In front of in space",
          "word": "пред-"
        },
        {
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          "sense": "In front of in space",
          "word": "при-"
        }
      ]
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            "Medicine",
            "Sciences",
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          "anterior",
          "anterior"
        ]
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˌæn.tɪ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌæn.tə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ante-"
}
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      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"prior to in time\"",
      "word": "after-"
    },
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      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"prior to in time\"",
      "word": "post-"
    },
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    "English lemmas",
    "English links with redundant wikilinks",
    "English prefixes",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂en-",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "English unproductive prefixes"
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    },
    {
      "word": "antechamber"
    },
    {
      "word": "antechapel"
    },
    {
      "word": "antechoir"
    },
    {
      "word": "anteclassical"
    },
    {
      "word": "antedate"
    },
    {
      "word": "antediluvian"
    },
    {
      "word": "antemeridian"
    },
    {
      "word": "antemundane"
    },
    {
      "word": "antenatal"
    },
    {
      "word": "ante-Nicene"
    },
    {
      "word": "antenuptial"
    },
    {
      "word": "anteorbital"
    },
    {
      "word": "antepredicative"
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    {
      "word": "anteroom"
    }
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          "text": "antechamber"
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        "In front of in space."
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        "(non-productive) In front of in space."
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        "morpheme"
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        "morpheme"
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌæn.tə/"
    }
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    {
      "sense": "prior to in time",
      "word": "pre-"
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    {
      "sense": "prior to in time",
      "word": "fore-"
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    {
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "pre-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "fore-"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Prior to in time",
      "word": "edeltävä"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "Prior to in time",
      "word": "ante-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "Prior to in time",
      "word": "ur-"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Prior to in time",
      "word": "ante-"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Prior to in time",
      "word": "ante-"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Prior to in time",
      "word": "przed-"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Prior to in time",
      "word": "ante-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pred-",
      "sense": "Prior to in time",
      "word": "пред-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "do-",
      "sense": "Prior to in time",
      "word": "до-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "In front of in space",
      "word": "etu-"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "In front of in space",
      "word": "ante-"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "In front of in space",
      "word": "ante-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pred-",
      "sense": "In front of in space",
      "word": "пред-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pri-",
      "sense": "In front of in space",
      "word": "при-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ante-"
}

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