ante-
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From Latin ante (“preposition and prefix”); akin to Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí), Sanskrit अन्ति (anti), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳- (and-), 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰- (anda-) (only in compounds), 𐌰𐌽𐌳- (and-), 𐍉𐌽𐌳- (ōnd-), (only in compounds): compare answer, along, German ant-, ent- (in compounds). Doublet of and- and anti-.
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ante-
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- Not to be confused with anti-.
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Prior to in time
In front of in space
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From Dutch ante-, from Latin ante-.
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anté-
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Category Indonesian terms prefixed with ante- not found
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- “ante-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
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ante-
- ante- (all senses)
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See ante
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ante-
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ante-
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Category Polish terms suffixed with ante- not found
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- ante- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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- Hyphenation: an‧te-
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ante-
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- “ante-” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “ante-” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “ante-” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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ante-
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ante-
- ante- (prior to in time)
- ante- + penúltimo (“penultimate”) → antepenúltimo (“antepenultimate”)
- ante- (in front of in space)
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- “ante-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014