ANTE-


Meaning of ANTE- in English

a prefix meaning "before," used in the formation of compound words: anteroom; antebellum; antedate.

[ ante (see ANCIENT); akin to Gk antí, OE and- against, toward, opposite. See ANSWER, AND, ANTI- ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .