"anzi" meaning in Italian

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Conjunction

IPA: /ˈan.t͡si/
Rhymes: -antsi Etymology: From Latin antea, with the -i under influence of Italian anti (“before, in front of”) (from Latin ante) or from Latin antesic (from Latin ante + sic and used in the Peregrinatio Egeriae), or from a Vulgar Latin *antius, as a neuter comparative of ante. Compare Old French ains, Catalan ans. See also anziano. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|antea}} Latin antea, {{inh|it|la|antesic}} Latin antesic, {{cog|fro|ains}} Old French ains, {{cog|ca|ans}} Catalan ans Head templates: {{head|it|conjunction}} anzi
  1. on the contrary
    Sense id: en-anzi-it-conj-8sE3djvi Categories (other): Italian prepositions Disambiguation of Italian prepositions: 27 14 31 28
  2. or rather; or better still; or better yet; or even
    Sense id: en-anzi-it-conj-YLIBP0nS Categories (other): Italian prepositions Disambiguation of Italian prepositions: 27 14 31 28

Preposition

IPA: /ˈan.t͡si/
Rhymes: -antsi Etymology: From Latin antea, with the -i under influence of Italian anti (“before, in front of”) (from Latin ante) or from Latin antesic (from Latin ante + sic and used in the Peregrinatio Egeriae), or from a Vulgar Latin *antius, as a neuter comparative of ante. Compare Old French ains, Catalan ans. See also anziano. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|antea}} Latin antea, {{inh|it|la|antesic}} Latin antesic, {{cog|fro|ains}} Old French ains, {{cog|ca|ans}} Catalan ans Head templates: {{head|it|preposition}} anzi
  1. (literary) before, prior to Tags: literary Synonyms: avanti, prima
    Sense id: en-anzi-it-prep-it:before Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian prepositions, Italian terms with unexpected vowel outcomes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 15 8 76 2 Disambiguation of Italian prepositions: 27 14 31 28 Disambiguation of Italian terms with unexpected vowel outcomes: 17 19 61 3 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 12 9 50 2 12 4 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 7 58 2 10 4 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 4 74 1 6 2 6 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 11 8 53 2 11 3 12
  2. (obsolete) in front of, before Tags: obsolete Synonyms: davanti a, dinanzi a
    Sense id: en-anzi-it-prep-it:in_front_of Categories (other): Italian prepositions Disambiguation of Italian prepositions: 27 14 31 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ante, anti, anziano, dinanzi, innanzi, poscia
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