ante- Meaning, Definition & Usage

An"te-

Definitions

1. A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr. , Skr. anti, Goth. and-, anda- (only in comp.), AS. and-, ond-, (only in comp.: cf. Answer, Along), G. ant-, ent- (in comp.). The Latin ante is generally used in the sense of before, in regard to position, order, or time, and the Gr. in that of opposite, or in the place of.