1. ante- a prefixmeaning “happening before” (antediluvian), “located in front of” (anteroom).
Etymology: (< L, prefixal form of prep. and adv. ante; akin to Gk antí, OE and- against, toward, opposite. See answer , and , anti -)
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Webster Dictionary
1. Ante- a Latinpreposition and prefix; akin to Gr. 'anti`, Skr. anti, Goth. and-, anda- (only in comp.), AS. and-, ond-, (only in comp.: cf. Answer, Along), G. ant-, ent- (in comp.). The Latinante is generally used in the sense of before, in regard to position, order, or time, and the Gr. 'anti` in that of opposite, or in the place of
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