anterior
a tooth situated at the front of the mouth (Freq. 1) - his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors • Syn: front tooth • Hypernyms: tooth • Hyponyms: bucktooth
1. of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body (Freq. 3) • Ant: posterior • Similar to: frontal, prefrontal • See Also: front • Derivationally related forms: anteriority • Attrubites: position, spatial relation 2. earlier in time • Syn: prior • Similar to: antecedent • Derivationally related forms: priority (for: prior), anteriority
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