Webster's Dictionary 1913

4483

Antarchistic

{ Ant′ar‐chis″tic (�), Ant′ar‐chis″tic‐al (�), } a. Opposed to all human government.

4484

Antarctic

Ant‐arc″tic (�), a. [OE. antartik, OF. antartique, F. antarctique, L. antarcticus, fr. Gr. �; � + � bear. See Arctic.] Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the s...

4485

Antares

‖An‐ta″res (�), n. The principal star in Scorpio: — called also the Scorpion's Heart.

4486

Antarthritic

Ant′ar‐thrit″ic (�), a. [Pref. anti- + arthritic.] (Med.) Counteracting or alleviating gout. — n. A remedy against gout.

4487

Antasthmatic

Ant′asth‐mat″ic (? or?; see Asthma; 277), a. [Pref. anti- + asthmatic.] (Med.) Opposing, or fitted to relieve, asthma. — n. A remedy for asthma.

4488

Ante

An″te, n.(Poker Playing) Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante) the game begins.

4489

Ante (2)

An″te, v. t. & i. To put up (an ante).

4490

Ante mortem

‖An′te mor″tem (?). Before death; — generally used adjectivelly; as, an ante-mortem statement; ante-mortem examination.☞ The ante-mortem statement, or dying declaration made in ...

4491

Ante-

An″te– (ăn″tē̍–). A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr. αντἴ, Skr. anti, Goth. and-, anda- (only in comp.), AS. and-, ond-, (only in comp.: cf. Answer, Along), G. ant-, en...

4492

Anteact

An″te‐act′ (�), n. A preceding act.

4493

Anteal

An″te‐al (�), a. [antea, ante, before. Cf. Ancient.] Being before, or in front. J. Fleming.

4494

Antecedaneous

An′te‐ce‐da″ne‐ous (�), a. [See Antecede.] Antecedent; preceding in time. “Capable of antecedaneous proof.” Barrow.

4495

Antecede

An′te‐cede″ (�), v. t. & i. [L. antecedere; ante + cedere to go. See Cede.] To go before in time or place; to precede; to surpass. Sir M. Hale.

4496

Antecedence

An′te‐ced″ence (�), n. 1. The act or state of going before in time; precedence. H. Spenser.2. (Astron.) An apparent motion of a planet toward the west; retrogradation.

4497

Antecedency

An′te‐ced″en‐cy (�), n. The state or condition of being antecedent; priority. Fothherby.

4498

Antecedent

An′te‐ced″ent (�), a. [L. antecedens, -entis, p. pr. of antecedere: cf. F. antécédent.] 1. Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Delug...

4499

Antecedent (2)

An′te‐ced″ent, n. [Cf. F. antécédent.] 1. That which goes before in time; that which precedes. South.The Homeric mythology, as well as the Homeric language, has surely its antec...

4500

Antecedently

An′te‐ced″ent‐ly (�), adv. Previously; before in time; at a time preceding; as, antecedently to conversion. Barrow.

4501

Antecessor

An′te‐ces″sor (�), n. [L., fr. antecedere, antecessum. See Antecede, Ancestor.] 1. One who goes before; a predecessor.The successor seldom prosecuting his antecessor's devices.S...

4502

Antechamber

An″te‐cham′ber (�), n. [Cf. F. antichambre.] 1. A chamber or apartment before the chief apartment and leading into it, in which persons wait for audience; an outer chamber. See ...

4503

Antechapel

An″te‐chap′el (�), n. The outer part of the west end of a collegiate or other chapel. Shipley.

4504

Antechoir

An″te‐choir′ (?), n.(Arch.) (a) A space inclosed or reserved at the entrance to the choir, for the clergy and choristers. (b) Where a choir is divided, as in some Spanish church...

4505

Antecians

An‐te″cians (�), n. pl. See Antœcians.

4506

Antecommunion

An′te‐com‐mun″ion (�), n. A name given to that part of the Anglican liturgy for the communion, which precedes the consecration of the elements.

4507

Antecursor

An′te‐cur″sor (�), n. [L., fr. antecurrere to run before; ante + currere to run.] A forerunner; a precursor.

4508

Antedate

An″te‐date′ (�), n. 1. Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.2. Anticipation. Donne.

4509

Antedate (2)

An″te‐date′ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Antedated; p. pr. & vb. n.Antedating.] 1. To date before the true time; to assign to an earlier date; thus, to antedate a deed or a bond is t...