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Anterior

Before in time; antecedent.

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Antecedent 84% connected

Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause.

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Antecedent 84% connected

Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause.

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Frontal 84% connected

Belonging to the front part; being in front

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Frontal 84% connected

Belonging to the front part; being in front

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Prefrontal 84% connected

Situated in front of the frontal bone, or the frontal region of the skull; ectethmoid, as a certain bone in the nasal capsule of many animals, and ce…

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Prefrontal 84% connected

Situated in front of the frontal bone, or the frontal region of the skull; ectethmoid, as a certain bone in the nasal capsule of many animals, and ce…

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Bucktooth 76% connected

Any tooth that juts out.

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Broader term 1

Tooth 76% connected

One of the hard, bony appendages which are borne on the jaws, or on other bones in the walls of the mouth or pharynx of most vertebrates, and which u…

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Antecedency 74% connected

The state or condition of being antecedent; priority.

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Antecedency 74% connected

The state or condition of being antecedent; priority.

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Anteriority 74% connected

The state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation; priority.

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Anteriority 74% connected

The state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation; priority.

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Front 66% connected

The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.

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Front 66% connected

The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.

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Position 66% connected

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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Position 66% connected

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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Synonym 1

Prior 92% connected

Preceding in the order of time; former; antecedent; anterior; previous; as, a prior discovery; prior obligation; -- used elliptically in cases like t…

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Posterior 94% connected

Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; -- opposed to prior.

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Posterior 94% connected

Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; -- opposed to prior.

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