Antecursor An`te·cur"sor noun [ Latin , from
antecurrere to run before;
ante + currere to run.]
A forerunner; a precursor. [ Obsolete]
Antedate An"te·date` noun 1. Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date. 2. Anticipation. [ Obsolete]
Donne.
Antedate An"te·date` transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Antedated ;
present participle & verbal noun 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. 2. To precede in time. 3. To anticipate; to make before the true time. And antedate the bliss above.
Pope.
Who rather rose the day to antedate .
Wordsworth.
Antediluvial An`te·di·lu"vi·al adjective [ Prefix
ante- +
diluvial .]
Before the flood, or Deluge, in Noah's time.
Antediluvian An`te·di·lu"vi·an adjective Of or relating to the period before the Deluge in Noah's time; hence, antiquated; as, an antediluvian vehicle. --
noun One who lived before the Deluge.
Antefact An"te·fact` noun Something done before another act. [ Obsolete]
Antefix An"te·fix` noun ;
plural English
Antefixes ; Latin
Antefixa [ Latin
ante +
fixus fixed.]
(Architecture) (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.
Anteflexion An`te·flex"ion noun (Medicine) A displacement forward of an organ, esp. the uterus, in such manner that its axis is bent upon itself. T. G. Thomas.
Antelope An"te·lope (ăn"te*lōp)
noun [ Old French
antelop , French
antilope , from Greek
'anqo`lops ,
-lopos , Eustathius, "Hexaëm.," p. 36, the origin of which is unknown.]
(Zoology) 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. The antelope and wolf both fierce and fell.
Spenser.
» 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
Gazelle . The pronghorn antelope (
Antilocapra Americana ) is found in the Rocky Mountains. See
Pronghorn .
Antelucan An`te·lu"can adjective [ Latin
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.
Antemeridian An`te·me·rid"i·an adjective [ Latin
antemeridianus ;
ante + meridianus belonging to midday or noon. See
Meridian .]
Being before noon; in or pertaining to the forenoon. (Abbrev. adjective m. )
Antemetic Ant`e·met"ic adjective [ Prefix
anti- +
emetic .]
(Medicine) Tending to check vomiting. --
noun A remedy to check or allay vomiting.
Antemosaic An`te·mo·sa"ic adjective Being before the time of Moses.
Antemundane An`te·mun"dane adjective Being or occurring before the creation of the world. Young.
Antemural An`te·mu"ral noun [ Latin
antemurale :
ante +
murus wall. See
Mural .]
An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front of the gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.
Antenatal An`te·na"tal adjective Before birth. Shelley.
Antenicene An`te·ni"cene adjective [ Latin ]
Of or in the Christian church or era, anterior to the first council of Nice, held a.d. 325; as, antenicene faith.
Antenna An·ten"na noun ;
plural Antennæ [ Latin
antenna sail-yard; New Latin , a feeler, horn of an insect.]
(Zoology) 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.
Antennal An·ten"nal adjective (Zoology) Belonging to the antennæ. Owen.
Antenniferous An`ten·nif"er·ous adjective [
Antenna +
-ferous .]
(Zoology) Bearing or having antennæ.
Antenniform An·ten"ni·form adjective [
Antenna +
-form .]
Shaped like antennæ.
Antennule An·ten"nule noun [ Dim. of
antenna .]
(Zoology) A small antenna; -- applied to the smaller pair of antennæ or feelers of Crustacea.
Antenumber An`te·num"ber noun A number that precedes another. [ R.]
Bacon.
Antenuptial An`te·nup"tial adjective Preceding marriage; as, an antenuptial agreement. Kent.
Anteorbital An`te·or"bit·al adjective & noun (Anat.) Same as Antorbital .
Antepaschal An`te·pas"chal adjective Pertaining to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
Antepast An"te·past noun [ Prefix
ante- + Latin
pastus pasture, food. Confer
Repast .]
A foretaste. Antepasts of joy and comforts.
Jer. Taylor.
Antependium An`te·pen"di·um noun [ Late Latin , from Latin
ante + pendere to hang.]
(Eccl.) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal. Smollett.
Antepenult An`te·pe"nult An`te*pe*nult"i*ma noun [ Latin 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 .
Antepenultimate An`te·pe·nult"i·mate adjective Of or pertaining to the last syllable but two. --
noun The antepenult.
Antephialtic Ant`eph·i·al"tic adjective [ Prefix
anti- + Greek ... nightmare.]
(Medicine) Good against nightmare. --
noun A remedy nightmare. Dunglison.
Antepileptic Ant`ep·i·lep"tic adjective [ Prefix
anti- +
epileptic .]
(Medicine) Good against epilepsy. --
noun A medicine for epilepsy.
Antepone An"te·pone transitive verb [ Latin
anteponere .]
To put before; to prefer. [ Obsolete]
Bailey.
Anteport An"te·port noun [ Confer Late Latin
anteporta .]
An outer port, gate, or door.
Anteportico An`te·por"ti·co noun An outer porch or vestibule.
Anteposition An`te·po·si"tion noun [ Confer Late Latin
antepositio . See
Position .]
(Gram.) The placing of a before another, which, by ordinary rules, ought to follow it.
Anteprandial An`te·pran"di·al adjective Preceding dinner.
Antepredicament An`te·pre·dic"a·ment noun (Logic) A prerequisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments and categories, such as definitions of common terms. Chambers.
Anterior An·te"ri·or adjective [ Latin
anterior , comp. of
ante before.]
1. Before in time; antecedent. Antigonus, who was anterior to Polybius.
Sir G. C. Lewis.
2. Before, or toward the front, in place; as, the anterior part of the mouth; -- opposed to posterior . » In comparative anatomy,
anterior often signifies at or toward the head, cephalic; and in human anatomy it is often used for
ventral .
Syn. -- Antecedent; previous; precedent; preceding; former; foregoing.
Anteriority An·te`ri·or"i·ty noun [ Late Latin
anterioritas .]
The state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation; priority. Pope.
Anteriorly An·te"ri·or·ly adverb In an anterior manner; before.
Antero- An"te·ro- A combining form meaning anterior , front ; as , antero -posterior, front and back; antero -lateral, front side, anterior and at the side.
Anteroom An"te·room noun A room before, or forming an entrance to, another; a waiting room.
Antes An"tes noun plural Antæ. See Anta .
Antestature An`te·stat"ure noun (Fort.) A small intrenchment or work of palisades, or of sacks of earth.
Antestomach An"te·stom`ach noun A cavity which leads into the stomach, as in birds. Ray.
Antetemple An"te·tem`ple noun The portico, or narthex in an ancient temple or church.
Anteversion An`te·ver"sion noun [ Prefix
ante- + Latin
vertere ,
versum , to turn.]
(Medicine) A displacement of an organ, esp. of the uterus, in such manner that its whole axis is directed further forward than usual.
Antevert An`te·vert" transitive verb [ Latin
antevertere ;
ante +
vertere to turn.]
1. To prevent. [ Obsolete]
Bp. Hall. 2. (Medicine) To displace by anteversion.
Anthelion Ant·hel"ion noun ;
plural Anthelia [ Prefix
anti + Greek ... 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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