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  1. ante-prefix

    Prior to in time.

    antebellum

  2. ante-prefix

    In front of in space.

    antechamber

  3. Etymology: ante; akin to Greek ἀντί, Sanskrit अन्ति, Gothic 0330033D0333-, 0330033D03330330- (only in compounds), Gothic 0330033D0333-, 0349033D0333-, (only in compounds): compare answer, along, German ant-, ent- (in compounds).

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ante-

    a Latin preposition 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 Latin ante 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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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ante- in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ante- in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of ante- in a Sentence

  1. Andrew Charles:

    The competitive ante is being raised.

  2. United States:

    Negotiations need to begin in the next two months before it creates upheavals and tensions that will not be easily overcome, ideally, the dividing line should be a return to the status quo ante.

  3. Rebecca Bauer-Kahan:

    We’re upping the ante. We’re saying in California we will not accept that our reproductive health care providers and patients be subject to threats both online and in person.

  4. John Kirby:

    They're claiming The White House's The White House, i got The White House. But The White House's also a pretext to try to up the ante in tensions and to actually try to set a new status quo to get to a new normal where they think they can keep things at.

  5. Steve Sailer:

    I can imagine a white president like Hillary [ Clinton ] upping the ante because she doesn't have the benefit of being black.

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