anteThis ROOT-WORD is the Prefix ANTE which means BEFORE. Many of the words in this list are pure Latin phrases, but they have become a part of our language and we consider them English. Do not confuse ANTE with ANTI which means against. ANTE means before. 1. Antebellum : ANTE bellum (Ant e bel’ um) adj. Existing before the war 2. Antebrachium : ANTE brachium (an tee bray’ ki um) n. The forearm 3. Antecede : ANTE cede (ant e sede’) v. To go before 4. Antecedent : ANTE cedent (ant e sede’ ent) n. The word preceding the pronoun to which the pronoun refers 5. Anteroom : ANTE room (ant’ e rum) n. A room before another; as, a waiting room 6. Antedate : ANTE date (ant’ e date) v. To precede in time; to date something earlier than its creation 7. Antediluvian : ANTE diluvian (ant e di lue’ vee an) adj. Belonging to the time before the flood 8. Ante flexed : ANTE fiexed (an tee fleksd’) adj. Bent forward; as, a displaced organ 9. Ante past : ANTE past (an’ tee past) n. A foretaste; as, an appetizer 10. Antelucan : ANTE lucan (an tee lue’ kan) adj. Before dawn; as, meetings of the early Christians 11. Ante nuptial : ANTE nuptial (an tee nup’ shal) adj. Coming before marriage 12. Anterior : ANTE rior (an ter’ ee or) adj. Preceding in time or place 13. Antennae : ANTE nnae (an ten’ a) n. The feelers on the head of an insect; used as organs of touch 14. Antepenult : ANTE penult (ant e pee’ nult) n. The third syllable before the end of the word 15. Antelude : ANTE lude (an’ tee lude) n. A play before the main play; a curtain-raiser 16. Ante script : ANTE script (an’ tee script) n. A note added before something as prefix to a letter 17. Ante meridian : ANTE meridiem (ant e me rid’ ee em) adj. Coming before noon 18. Ante mortem : ANTE mortem (ant e mort’ em) adj. Coming before death 19. Ante vocalic : ANTE vocalic (an tee vo kal’ ic) adj. A letter before a vowel; as, k in kind 20. Ante type : ANTE type (an’ tee tipe) n. An earlier type of something | ||||||||
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