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Antambulacral (ăntămb�lākr�l), a. (Zoöl.) Away from the ambulacral region.
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Antanaclasis (�), n. [Gr. �; � + � a bending back and breaking. See .] (Rhet.) (a) A figure which consists in repeating the same word in a different sense; as, Learn some craft when young, that when old you may live without craft. (b) A repetition of words beginning a sentence, after a long parenthesis; as, Shall that heart (which not only feels them, but which has all motions of life placed in them), shall that heart, etc.
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Antanagoge (�), n. [Pref. anti- + anagoge.] (Rhet.) A figure which consists in answering the charge of an adversary, by a counter charge.
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Antaphrodisiac (�), a. [Pref. anti- + aphrodisiac.] (Med.) Capable of blunting the venereal appetite. -- n. Anything that quells the venereal appetite.
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Antaphroditic (�), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. � Aphrodite: cf. F. antaphroditique.] (Med.)
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1. Antaphrodisiac.
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2. Antisyphilitic. [R.]
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Antaphroditic, n. An antaphroditic medicine.
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Antapoplectic (�), a. [Pref. anti- + apoplectic.] (Med.) Good against apoplexy. -- n. A medicine used against apoplexy.
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Antarchism (�), n. [Pref. anti- + Gr. � government.] Opposition to government in general. [R.]
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Antarchist (�), n. One who opposes all government. [R.]
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{ Antarchistic (�), Antarchistical (�), } a. Opposed to all human government. [R.]
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Antarctic (�), a. [OE. antartik, OF. antartique, F. antarctique, L. antarcticus, fr. Gr. �; � + � bear. See .] Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it, and applied especially to a circle, distant from the pole 23° 28′. Thus we say the antarctic pole, circle, ocean, region, current, etc.
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Antares (�), n. [Gr. �; � similar to + � Mars. It was thought to resemble Mars in color.] The principal star in Scorpio: -- called also the Scorpion's Heart.
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Antarthritic (�), a. [Pref. anti- + arthritic.] (Med.) Counteracting or alleviating gout. -- n. A remedy against gout.
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Antasthmatic (? or ?; see ; 277), a. [Pref. anti- + asthmatic.] (Med.) Opposing, or fitted to relieve, asthma. -- n. A remedy for asthma.
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Ant-bear (�), n. (Zoöl.) An edentate animal of tropical America (the Tamanoir), living on ants. It belongs to the genus Myrmecophaga.
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Ant bird (�), (Zoöl.) See Ant bird, under , n.
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Ant-cattle (�), n. pl. (Zoöl.) Various kinds of plant lice or aphids tended by ants for the sake of the honeydew which they secrete; plural of . See .
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Ant cow. (Zoöl.) Any aphid from which ants obtain honeydew. The plural form is .
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Ante- (ănt�-). A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr. 'anti, Skr. anti, Goth. and-, anda- (only in comp.), AS. and-, ond-, (only in comp.: cf. , ), G. ant-, ent- (in comp.). The Latin ante is generally used in the sense of before, in regard to position, order, or time, and the Gr. 'anti in that of opposite, or in the place of.
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Ante, n. (Poker Playing) Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante) the game begins.
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Ante, v. t. & i. To put up (an ante).
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Anteact (�), n. A preceding act.
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Anteal (�), a. [antea, ante, before. Cf. .] Being before, or in front. [R.] J. Fleming.
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Ant-eater (�), n. (Zoöl.) One of several species of edentates and monotremes that feed upon ants. See , , , and .
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antebellum adj. 1. belonging to a period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
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Antecedaneous (�), a. [See .] Antecedent; preceding in time. “Capable of antecedaneous proof.” Barrow.
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Antecede (�), v. t. & i. [L. antecedere; ante + cedere to go. See .] To go before in time or place; to precede; to surpass. Sir M. Hale.
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Antecedence (�), n. 1. The act or state of going before in time; precedence. H. Spenser.
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2. (Astron.) An apparent motion of a planet toward the west; retrogradation.
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Antecedency (�), n. The state or condition of being antecedent; priority. Fothherby.
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Antecedent (�), a. [L. antecedens, -entis, p. pr. of antecedere: cf. F. antécédent.] 1. Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause.
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2. Presumptive; as, an antecedent improbability.
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Syn. -- Prior; previous; foregoing.
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Antecedent, n. [Cf. F. antécédent.] 1. That which goes before in time; that which precedes. South.
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The Homeric mythology, as well as the Homeric language, has surely its antecedents. Max Miller.
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2. One who precedes or goes in front. [Obs.]
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My antecedent, or my gentleman usher. Massinger.
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3. pl. The earlier events of one's life; previous principles, conduct, course, history. J. H. Newman.
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If the troops . . . prove worthy of their antecedents, the victory is surely ours. Gen. G. McClellan.
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4. (Gram.) The noun to which a relative refers; as, in the sentence “Solomon was the prince who built the temple,” prince is the antecedent of who.
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5. (Logic) (a) The first or conditional part of a hypothetical proposition; as, If the earth is fixed, the sun must move. (b) The first of the two propositions which constitute an enthymeme or contracted syllogism; as, Every man is mortal; therefore the king must die.
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6. (Math.) The first of the two terms of a ratio; the first or third of the four terms of a proportion. In the ratio a:b, a is the antecedent, and b the consequent.
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Antecedently (�), adv. Previously; before in time; at a time preceding; as, antecedently to conversion. Barrow.
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Antecessor (�), n. [L., fr. antecedere, antecessum. See , .] 1. One who goes before; a predecessor.
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The successor seldom prosecuting his antecessor's devices. Sir E. Sandys.
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2. An ancestor; a progenitor. [Obs.]
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Antechamber (�), n. [Cf. F. antichambre.] 1. A chamber or apartment before the chief apartment and leading into it, in which persons wait for audience; an outer chamber. See .
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2. A space viewed as the outer chamber or the entrance to an interior part.
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The mouth, the antechamber to the digestive canal. Todd & Bowman.
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Antechapel (�), n. The outer part of the west end of a collegiate or other chapel. Shipley.
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Antechoir (?), n. (Arch.) (a) A space inclosed or reserved at the entrance to the choir, for the clergy and choristers. (b) Where a choir is divided, as in some Spanish churches, that division of it which is the farther from the sanctuary.
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Antecians (�), n. pl. See .
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Antecommunion (�), n. A name given to that part of the Anglican liturgy for the communion, which precedes the consecration of the elements.
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Antecursor (�), n. [L., fr. antecurrere to run before; ante + currere to run.] A forerunner; a precursor. [Obs.]
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Antedate (ănt�dāt), n. 1. Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.
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2. Anticipation. [Obs.] Donne.
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Antedate (ănt�dāt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Antedated; p. pr. & vb. n. Antedating.] 1. To date before the true time; to assign to an earlier date; ; thus, to antedate a deed or a bond is to give it a date anterior to the true time of its execution.
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2. To precede in time.
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3. To anticipate; to make before the true time.
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And antedate the bliss above. Pope.
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Who rather rose the day to antedate. Wordsworth.
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Antediluvial (ănt�dĭlūvĭ�l), a. [Pref. ante- + diluvial.] Before the flood, or Deluge, in Noah's time.
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antediluvian (ănt�dĭlūvĭ�n), a. Of or relating to the period before the Deluge in Noah's time; hence, antiquated; as, an antediluvian vehicle. -- n. One who lived before the Deluge.
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Antedon prop. n. A genus formerly called genus Comatula.
Syn. -- genus Antedon
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Antedonidae prop. n. A natural family of feather stars; formerly called family Comatulidae.
Syn. -- family Antedonidae
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antefact (ănt�făkt), n. Something done before another act. [Obs.]
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Antefix (�), n.; pl. E. Antefixes (�); L. Antefixa (�). [L. ante + fixus fixed.] (Arch.) (a) An ornament fixed upon a frieze. (b) An ornament at the eaves, concealing the ends of the joint tiles of the roof. (c) An ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice, sometimes pierced for the escape of water.
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Anteflexion (�), n. (Med.) A displacement forward of an organ, esp. the uterus, in such manner that its axis is bent upon itself. T. G. Thomas.
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Ant egg (�). One of the small white egg-shaped pupæ or cocoons of the ant, often seen in or about ant-hills, and popularly supposed to be eggs.
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Antelope (ănt�lōp), n. [OF. antelop, F. antilope, from Gr. 'anqolops, -lopos, Eustathius, “Hexaëm.,” p. 36, the origin of which is unknown.] (Zoöl.) One of a group of ruminant quadrupeds, intermediate between the deer and the goat. The horns are usually annulated, or ringed. There are many species in Africa and Asia.
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The antelope and wolf both fierce and fell. Spenser.
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☞ The common or bezoar antelope of India is Antilope bezoartica. The chamois of the Alps, the gazelle, the addax, and the eland are other species. See . The pronghorn antelope (Antilocapra Americana) is found in the Rocky Mountains. See .
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Antelucan (�), a. [L. antelucanus; ante + lux light.] Held or being before light; -- a word applied to assemblies of Christians, in ancient times of persecution, held before light in the morning. “Antelucan worship.” De Quincey.
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Antemeridian (�), a. [L. antemeridianus; ante + meridianus belonging to midday or noon. See .] Being before noon; in or pertaining to the forenoon. (Abbrev. a. m.)
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Antemetic (�), a. [Pref. anti- + emetic.] (Med.) Tending to check vomiting. -- n. A remedy to check or allay vomiting.
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Ante mortem (?). [L.] Before death; -- generally used adjectively; as, an ante-mortem statement; ante-mortem examination.
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☞ The ante-mortem statement, or dying declaration made in view of death, by one injured, as to the cause and manner of the injury, is often receivable in evidence against one charged with causing the death.
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Antemosaic (�), a. Being before the time of Moses.
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Antemundane (�), a. Being or occurring before the creation of the world. Young.
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Antemural (�), n. [L. antemurale: ante + murus wall. See .] An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front of the gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.
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Antenatal (�), a. Before birth. Shelley.
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Antenicene (�), a. [L.] Of or in the Christian church or era, anterior to the first council of Nice, held a. d. 325; as, antenicene faith.
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Antenna (�), n.; pl. Antennæ (�). [L. antenna sail-yard; NL., a feeler, horn of an insect.] 1. (Zoöl.) A movable, articulated organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are two in the former, and usually four in the latter. They are used as organs of touch, and in some species of Crustacea the cavity of the ear is situated near the basal joint. In insects, they are popularly called horns, and also feelers. The term in also applied to similar organs on the heads of other arthropods and of annelids.
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2. (Electronics) A metallic device, variously shaped, designed for the purpose of either transmitting or receiving radio waves, as for radio or television broadcasting, or for transmitting communication signals. Some types are: whip antenna, antenna tower, horn antenna, dish antenna, directional antenna and rabbit ears. See , .
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Antennal (�), a. (Zoöl.) Belonging to the antennæ. Owen.
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Antenniferous (�), a. [Antenna + -ferous.] (Zoöl.) Bearing or having antennæ.
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Antenniform (�), a. [Antenna + -form.] Shaped like antennæ.
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Antennule (�), n. [Dim. of antenna.] (Zoöl.) A small antenna; -- applied to the smaller pair of antennæ or feelers of Crustacea.
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Antenumber (�), n. A number that precedes another. [R.] Bacon.
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Antenuptial (�), a. Preceding marriage; as, an antenuptial agreement. Kent.
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Anteorbital (�), a. & n. (Anat.) Same as .
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Antepaschal (�), a. Pertaining to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
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Antepast (�), n. [Pref. ante- + L. pastus pasture, food. Cf. .] A foretaste.
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Antepasts of joy and comforts. Jer. Taylor.
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Antependium (�), n. [LL., fr. L. ante + pendere to hang.] (Eccl.) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal. Smollett.
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{ Antepenult (�), Antepenultima (�), } n. [L. antepaenultima (sc. syllaba) antepenultimate; ante before + paenultimus the last but one; paene almost + ultimus last.] (Pros.) The last syllable of a word except two, as -syl- in monosyllable.
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Antepenultimate (�), a. Of or pertaining to the last syllable but two. -- n. The antepenult.
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Antephialtic (�), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. � nightmare.] (Med.) Good against nightmare. -- n. A remedy nightmare. Dunglison.
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Antepileptic (�), a. [Pref. anti- + epileptic.] (Med.) Good against epilepsy. -- n. A medicine for epilepsy.
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Antepone (�), v. t. [L. anteponere.] To put before; to prefer. [Obs.] Bailey.
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Anteport (�), n. [Cf. LL. anteporta.] An outer port, gate, or door.
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Anteportico (�), n. An outer porch or vestibule.
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Anteposition (�), n. [Cf. LL. antepositio. See .] (Gram.) The placing of a before another, which, by ordinary rules, ought to follow it.
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Anteprandial (�), a. Preceding dinner.
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Antepredicament (�), n. (Logic) A prerequisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments and categories, such as definitions of common terms. Chambers.
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Anterior (�), 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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☞ 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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Anteriority (�), n. [LL. anterioritas.] The state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation; priority. Pope.
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Anteriorly (�), adv. In an anterior manner; before.
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Anteroom (�), n. A room before, or forming an entrance to, another; a waiting room.
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Antero- (�). A combining form meaning anterior, front; as, antero-posterior, front and back; antero-lateral, front side, anterior and at the side.
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Antes (�), n. pl. Antæ. See .
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Antestature (�), n. (Fort.) A small intrenchment or work of palisades, or of sacks of earth.
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Antestomach (�), n. A cavity which leads into the stomach, as in birds. Ray.
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Antetemple (�), n. The portico, or narthex in an ancient temple or church.
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Anteversion (�), n. [Pref. ante- + L. vertere, versum, to turn.] (Med.) A displacement of an organ, esp. of the uterus, in such manner that its whole axis is directed further forward than usual.
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Antevert (�), v. t. [L. antevertere; ante + vertere to turn.] 1. To prevent. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
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2. (Med.) To displace by anteversion.
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Anthelion (?; 277, 106), n.; pl. Anthelia (�). [Pref. anti + Gr. � sun.] (Meteor.) A halo opposite the sun, consisting of a colored ring or rings around the shadow of the spectator's own head, as projected on a cloud or on an opposite fog bank.
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