/ ænˈtɪəriə(r); NAmE -ˈtɪr-/ adjective
[ only before noun ] ( technical ) ( of a part of the body ) at or near the front
OPP posterior
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from French antérieur or Latin anterior , comparative of ante before.
/ ænˈtɪəriə(r); NAmE -ˈtɪr-/ adjective
[ only before noun ] ( technical ) ( of a part of the body ) at or near the front
OPP posterior
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from French antérieur or Latin anterior , comparative of ante before.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005