Ant-eater Ant"-eat`er noun (Zoology) One of several species of edentates and monotremes that feed upon ants. See Ant-bear , Pangolin , Aard-vark , and Echidna .
Ant-hill Ant"-hill noun (Zoology) A mound thrown up by ants or by termites in forming their nests.
Ant-lion Ant"-li`on noun (Zoology) A neuropterous insect, the larva of which makes in the sand a pitfall to capture ants, etc. The common American species is Myrmeleon obsoletus , the European is M. formicarius .
Antœci An·tœ"ci (ăn*tē"sī),
An*tœ"cians (-sh
a nz)
noun pl . [ New Latin
antoeci , from Greek plural
'a`ntoiki ;
'anti` opposite +
o'ikei^n to live.]
Those who live under the same meridian, but on opposite parallels of latitude, north and south of the equator.
Anta An"ta noun ;
plural Antæ [ Latin ]
(Architecture) A species of pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with capital and base. » Porches, when columns stand between two
antæ , are called in Latin
in antis .
Antacid Ant·ac"id noun [
Pref. anti- +
acid .]
(Medicine) A remedy for acidity of the stomach, as an alkali or absorbent. --
adjective Counteractive of acidity.
Antacrid Ant·ac"rid adjective [ Prefix
anti- +
acrid .]
Corrective of acrimony of the humors.
Antagonism An·tag"o·nism noun [ Greek ..., from ... to struggle against; ... against + ... to contend or struggle, ... contest: confer French
antagonisme . See
Agony .]
Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles. » We speak of
antagonism between two things,
to or
against a thing, and sometimes
with a thing.
Antagonist An·tag"o·nist noun [ Latin
antagonista , Greek ...; ... against + ... combatant, champion, from ...: confer French
antagoniste . See
Antagonism .]
1. One who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; an opponent. Antagonist of Heaven's Almigthy King.
Milton.
Our antagonists in these controversies.
Hooker.
2. (Anat.) A muscle which acts in opposition to another; as a flexor , which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor , which extends it. 3. (Medicine) A medicine which opposes the action of another medicine or of a poison when absorbed into the blood or tissues. Syn. -- Adversary; enemy; opponent; toe; competitor. See
Adversary .
Antagonist An·tag"o·nist adjective Antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; as, antagonist schools of philosophy.
Antagonistic, Antagonistical An·tag`o·nis"tic, An·tag`o·nis"tic·al adjective Opposing in combat, combating; contending or acting against; as, antagonistic forces. --
An*tag`o*nis"tic*al*ly ,
adverb They were distinct, adverse, even antagonistic .
Milman.
Antagonize An·tag"o·nize transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Antagonized ;
present participle & verbal noun Antagonozing .] [ Greek .... See
Antagonism .]
To contend with; to oppose actively; to counteract.
Antagonize An·tag"o·nize intransitive verb To act in opposition.
Antagony An·tag"o·ny noun [ Greek ...; ... + ... contest: confer F. (16th century)
antagonie . See
Antagonism .]
Contest; opposition; antagonism. [ Obsolete]
Antagony that is between Christ and Belial.
Milton.
Antalgic An·tal"gic adjective [ Prefix
anti- + Greek ... pain: confer French
antalgique .]
(Medicine) Alleviating pain. --
noun A medicine to alleviate pain; an anodyne. [ R.]
Antalkali Ant·al"ka·li (?; 277),
Ant*al"ka*line noun [ Prefix
anti- +
alkali .]
Anything that neutralizes, or that counteracts an alkaline tendency in the system. Hooper.
Antalkaline Ant·al"ka·line adjective Of power to counteract alkalies.
Antambulacral Ant·am`bu·la"cral (ănt*ăm`bu*lā"kr
a l)
adjective (Zoology) Away from the ambulacral region.
Antanaclasis Ant`an·a·cla"sis noun [ Greek ...; ... + ... a bending back and breaking. See
Anaclastic .]
(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.
Antanagoge Ant`an·a·go"ge noun [ Prefix
anti- +
anagoge .]
(Rhet.) A figure which consists in answering the charge of an adversary, by a counter charge.
Antaphrodisiac Ant`aph·ro·dis"i·ac adjective [ Prefix
anti- +
aphrodisiac .]
(Medicine) Capable of blunting the venereal appetite. --
noun Anything that quells the venereal appetite.
Antaphroditic Ant`aph·ro·dit"ic adjective [ Prefix
anti- + Greek ... Aphrodite: confer French
antaphroditique .]
(Medicine) 1. Antaphrodisiac. 2. Antisyphilitic. [ R.]
Antaphroditic Ant`aph·ro·dit"ic noun An antaphroditic medicine.
Antapoplectic Ant`ap·o·plec"tic adjective [ Prefix
anti- +
apoplectic .]
(Medicine) Good against apoplexy. --
noun A medicine used against apoplexy.
Antarchism Ant·ar"chism noun [ Prefix
anti- + Greek ... government.]
Opposition to government in general. [ R.]
Antarchist Ant·ar"chist noun One who opposes all government. [ R.]
Antarchistic, Antarchistical Ant`ar·chis"tic, Ant`ar·chis"tic·al adjective Opposed to all human government. [ R.]
Antarctic Ant·arc"tic adjective [ Middle English
antartik , Old French
antartique , French
antarctique , Latin
antarcticus , from Greek ...; ... + ... bear. See
Arctic .]
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&min;. Thus we say the antarctic pole, circle, ocean, region, current, etc.
Antares An·ta"res noun [ Greek ...; ... similar to + ... Mars. It was thought to resemble Mars in color.]
The principal star in Scorpio: -- called also the Scorpion's Heart .
Antarthritic Ant`ar·thrit"ic adjective [ Prefix
anti- +
arthritic .]
(Medicine) Counteracting or alleviating gout. --
noun A remedy against gout.
Antasthmatic Ant`asth·mat"ic adjective [ Prefix
anti- +
asthmatic .]
(Medicine) Opposing, or fitted to relieve, asthma. --
noun A remedy for asthma.
Ante An"te noun (Poker Playing) Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before ( ante ) the game begins.
Ante An"te transitive verb & i. To put up (an ante).
Ante mortem An`te mor"tem [ Latin ] Before death; -- generally used adjectivelly; as, an ante-mortem statement; ante- mortem examination. » 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.
Ante- An"te- (ăn"te-). A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Greek 'anti` , Sanskrit anti , Goth. and- , anda- (only in comp.), Anglo-Saxon and- , ond- , (only in comp.: confer Answer , Along ), German ant- , ent- (in comp.). The Latin ante is generally used in the sense of before , in regard to position, order, or time, and the Greek 'anti` in that of opposite , or in the place of .
Anteact An"te·act` noun A preceding act.
Anteal An"te·al adjective [
antea ,
ante , before. Confer
Ancient .]
Being before, or in front. [ R.]
J. Fleming.
Antecedaneous An`te·ce·da"ne·ous adjective [ See
Antecede .]
Antecedent; preceding in time. "Capable of
antecedaneous proof."
Barrow.
Antecede An`te·cede" transitive verb & i. [ Latin
antecedere ;
ante + cedere to go. See
Cede .]
To go before in time or place; to precede; to surpass. Sir M. Hale.
Antecedence An`te·ced"ence noun 1. The act or state of going before in time; precedence. H. Spenser. 2. (Astron.) An apparent motion of a planet toward the west; retrogradation.
Antecedency An`te·ced"en·cy noun The state or condition of being antecedent; priority. Fothherby.
Antecedent An`te·ced"ent adjective [ Latin
antecedens ,
-entis , present participle of
antecedere : confer French
antécédent .]
1. Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause. 2. Presumptive; as, an antecedent improbability. Syn. -- Prior; previous; foregoing.
Antecedent An`te·ced"ent noun [ Confer French
antécédent .]
1. That which goes before in time; that which precedes. South. The Homeric mythology, as well as the Homeric language, has surely its antecedents .
Max Miller.
2. One who precedes or goes in front. [ Obsolete]
My antecedent , or my gentleman usher.
Massinger.
3. plural The earlier events of one's life; previous principles, conduct, course, history. J. H. Newman. If the troops . . . prove worthy of their antecedents , the victory is surely ours.
Gen. G. McClellan.
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 . 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. 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.
Antecedently An`te·ced"ent·ly adverb Previously; before in time; at a time preceding; as, antecedently to conversion. Barrow.
Antecessor An`te·ces"sor noun [ Latin , from
antecedere ,
antecessum . See
Antecede ,
Ancestor .]
1. One who goes before; a predecessor. The successor seldom prosecuting his antecessor's devices.
Sir E. Sandys.
2. An ancestor; a progenitor. [ Obsolete]
Antechamber An"te·cham`ber noun [ Confer French
antichambre .]
1. A chamber or apartment before the chief apartment and leading into it, in which persons wait for audience; an outer chamber. See Lobby . 2. A space viewed as the outer chamber or the entrance to an interior part. The mouth, the antechamber to the digestive canal.
Todd & Bowman.
Antechapel An"te·chap`el noun The outer part of the west end of a collegiate or other chapel. Shipley.
Antechoir An"te·choir` noun (Architecture) (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.
Antecians An·te"cians noun plural See Antœcians .
Antecommunion An`te·com·mun"ion noun A name given to that part of the Anglican liturgy for the communion, which precedes the consecration of the elements.
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