Antero

¹

[ an-tair-oh ]

noun

1. Mount Antero, a peak in central Colorado, in the Sawatch Mountains. 14,269 feet (4,349 meters).

antero-

²

1. a combining form with the meaning “situated in front, fore,” used in the formation of compound words:

   anteroparietal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Antero¹

anter(ior) + -o-

Example Sentences

The chesnut woods of Antero de Herrares opened their enamelled glades before the travellers.

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By this change in the mandibular arch the mouth becomes narrowed in an antero-posterior direction.

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The opening of the mouth has in consequence become still more narrowed in an antero-posterior direction.

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Wound of entrance, antero-external aspect of upper third of arm.

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The upper part of the face may be normal, and the lower jaw arrested antero-posteriorly.

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