- n. a tooth situated at the front of the mouth (view details)
- adj. earlier in time (view details)
- adj. of or near the head end or toward the front plane of the body (view details)
Meaning 1: (noun) a tooth situated at the front of the mouth
Usage Example(s): his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors
Synonym(s): front tooth ( what does front tooth stand for? )
anterior is a kind of: tooth ( what does tooth stand for? )
Meaning 2: (adjective) earlier in time
Synonym(s): prior(a) ( what does prior(a) stand for? )
Similar(s): antecedent ( what does antecedent stand for? ), preceding ( what does preceding stand for? )
Meaning 3: (adjective) of or near the head end or toward the front plane of the body
Opposite(s): posterior ( what does posterior stand for? )
Similar(s): fore(a) ( what does fore(a) stand for? ), front(a) ( what does front(a) stand for? ), frontal ( what does frontal stand for? ), prefrontal ( what does prefrontal stand for? )
Worth Checking: front(a)
Attribute(s): position ( what does position stand for? ), spatial relation ( what does spatial relation stand for? )
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