"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 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-), {{cog|de|ant-}} German ant-, {{doublet|en|anti-}} Doublet of anti- Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} ante-, {{en-prefix}} ante-
  1. (non-productive) Prior to in time. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: 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 links with redundant wikilinks, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 3 33 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 69 3 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 64 2 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 0 8 10 8 16 11 10 0 10 0 10 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 71 3 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 73 2 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 70 3 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 71 2 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 64 7 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 67 3 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 73 2 25 Derived forms: antebellum, antechamber, antechapel, antechoir, anteclassical, antedate, antediluvian, antemeridian, antemundane, antenatal, ante-Nicene, antenuptial, anteorbital, antepredicative, anteroom Disambiguation of 'Prior to in time': 96 1 3
  2. (non-productive) In front of in space. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: 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': 6 93 0
  3. (anatomy) anterior. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: anterio-, antero-, pre-
    Sense id: en-ante--en-prefix-Uqvc5X6e Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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  "word": "ante-"
}

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