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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Ăn'te-ăct, n.p. 57A preceding act.
  2. Ăn'te-al, a.p. 57Being before or in front. Fleming.
  3. Ăn'te-çe-dā'ne-oŭs, a.p. 57Antecedent; preceding in time. [Obs.] “Capable of antecedaneous proof.” Barrow.
  4. Ăn'te-çēde', v. t.p. 57To go before in time; to precede. [Obs.] Hale.
  5. Ăn'te-çēd'ençe, n.p. 57The act or state of going before in time; precedence. Hale. 2. (Astron.) An apparent motion of a planet toward the west, or contrary to the order of the signs.
  6. Ăn'te-çēd'en-çy, n.p. 57The act or state of going before; antecedence. Fotherby.
  7. Ăn'te-çēd'ent, a.p. 57Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the deluge. Syn.—Prior; anterior; preceding; previous; foregoing.
  8. Ăn'te-çēd'ent, n.p. 57That which goes before in time; that which precedes. South. 2. pl. The earlier events of one’s life; previous principles, conduct, course, history. Thackeray. If the troops . . . prove worthy of…
  9. Ăn'te-çēd'ent-ly, adv.p. 57Previously; at a time preceding; as, antecedently to conversion. Barrow.
  10. Ăn'te-çĕs'sor, n.p. 57One who goes before; a leader; a predecessor. A venerable regard not inferior to any of his antecessors. Wood. Much higher than any of its antecessors. Carlyle. ☞ It was formerly a title given to…
  11. Ăn'te-chām'ber, n.p. 57A chamber or apartment before the chief apartment and leading into it, and in which persons wait for audience; an outer chamber.
  12. Ăn'te-chăp'el, n.p. 57The part of the chapel through which is the passage to the choir or body of it. Warton.
  13. An-tē'cian, n.p. 57See ANTISCIAN.
  14. An'te-cour, n.p. 57See AVANT-COURIER.
  15. An'te-cŭr'sor, n.p. 57One who runs before; a forerunner; a precursor.
  16. An'te-dāte, n.p. 57Prior date; a date antecedent to another. Good. 2. Anticipation. Donne.
  17. An'te-dāte, v. t.p. 57To date before the true time; thus, to antedate a deed or a bond, is to give it a date anterior to the true time of its execution. 2. To anticipate; to take before the true time. “ And antedate the…
  18. An'te-di-lü'vi-al or An'te-di-lü'vi-an, a.p. 57Before the flood, or deluge, in Noah's time; existing, happening, or relating to what happened, before the deluge; as, the antediluvian world.
  19. An'te-di-lū'vi-an, n.p. 57One who lived before the deluge, or flood.
  20. An'te-fact, n.p. 57That which resembles the fact before it occurs. [Obs.]
  21. Ănt'-ĕgg, n.p. 57One of a quantity of little white balls found in the hillocks of ants, usually supposed to be their eggs, but really their larvæ or young.
  22. An'te-fix'æ or An'te-fix'es, n. pl.p. 57(Arch.) (a.) Ornaments made to resemble the heads of lions or other animals, placed below the eaves of a temple, and perforated for escape of water. (b.) Upright ornaments above the eaves to cover…
  23. Ăn’te-lōpe, n.p. 57(Zoöl.) One of a group of ruminant quadrupeds, intermediate between the deer and goat. The horns of the antelope are almost always round, and annulated, or ringed. The prong-horn antelope…
  24. Ăn/te-lū'can, a.p. 57Being before light;—a word applied to assemblies of Christians, in ancient times of persecution, held before light in the morning. This practice of antelucan worship possibly having reference to the…
  25. An'te-me-rid'i-an, a.p. 57Being before noon; pertaining to the forenoon.
  26. Ant'e-mĕt'ic, a. & n.p. 57See ANTIEMETIC.
  27. An'te-mo-sa'ic, a.p. 57Being before the time of Moses.
  28. Ăn’te-mūn’dāne, a.p. 57Being before the creation of the world.
  29. An'te-mu'ral, n.p. 57An outwork, consisting of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front of a gate, for defending the entrance.
  30. Ăn’te-nī’çēne, a.p. 57Ante-rior to the first council of Nice; as, ante-Nicene faith.
  31. An-tĕn'nă, n.p. 57(Zool.) A movable, articulated organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects and crustacea. There are two in the former, and usually four in the latter. They are used as organs of touch, and…
  32. An-tēn'nal, a.p. 57Belonging to the antennae.
  33. An'ten-nif'er-ous, a.p. 57Bearing or having antennae.
  34. An-tēn'nī-fōrm, a.p. 57Shaped like antennae.
  35. Ăn’te-nŭm’ber, n.p. 57A number that precedes another. Bacon.
  36. An’te-nŭp’tial, a.p. 57Being before marriage; as, an antenup-tial agreement; antenup-tial children. Kent.
  37. An’te-pāg’ment, n.p. 57(Arch.) The molding or architrave of a doorway; also, the jambs. Buchanan.
  38. An'te-pās'chal, a.p. 57Pertaining to the time before Easter. Nelson.
  39. Ăn’te-păst, n.p. 57A foretaste; something taken before the proper time. “Ante-pasts of joy and comforts.” Bp. Taylor.
  40. An’te-pe-nŭlt’, or An’te-pe-nŭlt’i-ma,, n.p. 57(Pros.) The last syllable of a word except two, as syl in monosyllable.
  41. Ăn’te-pe-nŭl’t’i-mate, a.p. 57Pertaining to the last syllable but two.
  42. Ăn′te-pe-nŭl′ti-mate, n.p. 57The third syllable from the end of a word; the antepenult.
  43. Ant'ep-i-lēp'tic, a.p. 57Resisting or curing epilepsy.
  44. Ant'ep-i-lēp'tic, n.p. 57A remedy for the epilepsy.
  45. An'te-pōne, v. t.p. 57To put or set before; to prefer. [Obs.] Bailey.
  46. An'te-pōrt, n.p. 57An outer port, gate, or door.
  47. An'te-pōr'ti-co, n.p. 57An outer porch or vestibule.
  48. An′te-po-sĭ′tion, n.p. 57(Gram.) The placing of a word before another, which, by ordinary rules, ought to follow it.
  49. Ănʹte-pre-dĭcʹa-ment, n.p. 57(Logic.) A pre-requisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments and categories, such as definitions of common terms. Chambers.
  50. An-tĕr'i-dēs, n. pl.p. 57(Arch.) Buttresses for strengthening walls.
  51. An·tē'ri-or, a.p. 57Before in time; prior; antecedent; preceding in time. 2. Before, or in front, in place; as, the anterior part of the mouth. Syn. — Antecedent; previous; precedent; preceding; former; foregoing.
  52. An-tē'/ri-ōr'/i-ty, n.p. 57The state of being anterior, preceding, or in front; a state of being before in situation or time.
  53. An-tē'ri-or-ly, adv.p. 57In an anterior manner; before.
  54. Ăn′te-room, n.p. 57A room before or in front of another. Darwin.
  55. An-tē'ro-pos-tē'ri-or, a.p. 57In a direction from behind forward; as, an antero-posterior compression of the skull. Owen.
  56. An'tæ, n. pl.p. 57See ANTA.
  57. An·te-so-lā'ri-ūm, n.p. 57A balcony facing the sun. (Ogilvie.)
  58. Ăn’te-stăt’ūre, n.p. 57(Fort.) A small intrenchment or work formed of palisades, or sacks of earth. [Obs.]
  59. Ăn’te-stōm’ach, n.p. 57A cavity which leads into the stomach, as in birds. Ray.
  60. Ăn′te-tĕm′ple, n.p. 57The nave in a church. [Obs.]