| ANTEBELLUM | • antebellum adj. Of the time period prior to a war. • antebellum adj. (US) Of the period prior to the American Civil War, especially in reference to the culture of the southern states. • ANTEBELLUM adj. relating to the period before a war, esp. the American Civil War (1861-1865). |
| ANTECEDENT | • antecedent adj. Earlier, either in time or in order. • antecedent adj. Presumptive. • antecedent n. Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing. |
| ANTECEDING | • anteceding v. Present participle of antecede. • ANTECEDE v. to go before. |
| ANTECESSOR | • antecessor n. (Now rare) A person or thing that precedes or goes before. • antecessor n. (Now rare) A person from whom one is descended. • ANTECESSOR n. one who goes before; a predecessor. |
| ANTECHAPEL | • antechapel n. The outer part of the west end of a chapel. • ANTECHAPEL n. an anteroom to a chapel or church. |
| ANTECHOIRS | • antechoirs n. Plural of antechoir. • ANTECHOIR n. the space in front of the choir in a church. |
| ANTEDATING | • antedating v. Present participle of antedate. • antedating n. The action of marking with an earlier date. • antedating n. (Lexicography) An earlier citation of a lexical item. |
| ANTEMORTEM | • antemortem adj. Having been inflicted or having occurred before death. • antemortem adv. Having been inflicted or having occurred before death. • ANTEMORTEM adj. taking place before death. |
| ANTENATALS | • ANTENATAL n. an examination during pregnancy. |
| ANTENNULAR | • antennular adj. (Zoology) of or relating to antennules or an antennule. • ANTENNULAR adj. of or like an antennule. |
| ANTENNULES | • antennules n. Plural of antennule. • ANTENNULE n. one of a first or smaller pair of antennae in crustaceans. |
| ANTEPENDIA | • antependia n. Plural of antependium. • ANTEPENDIUM n. a cloth that hangs over the front of an altar, aka forecloth. |
| ANTEPENULT | • antepenult n. The third-to-last syllable of a word. • ANTEPENULT n. the antepenultimate (third from last) syllable or word. |
| ANTERIORLY | • anteriorly adv. Before (in time). • anteriorly adv. In front (in position). • anteriorly adv. Towards the anterior. |
| ANTEVERTED | • anteverted adj. Turned or tipped forward. • anteverted v. Simple past tense and past participle of antevert. • ANTEVERT v. to displace a body organ forwards. |