Antediluvial
An′te‐di‐lu″vi‐al (�), a. [Pref. ante- + diluvial.] Before the flood, or Deluge, in Noah's time.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Antediluvian
An′te‐di‐lu″vi‐an (�), a. Of or relating to the period before the Deluge in Noah's time; hence, antiquated; as, an antediluvian vehicle. — n. One who lived before the Deluge.
Antefact
An″te‐fact′ (�), n. Something done before another act.
Antefix
An″te‐fix′ (�), n.; pl. E. Antefixes (�); L. Antefixa (�). [L. ante + fixus fixed.] (Arch.) (a) An ornament fixed upon a frieze. (b) An ornament at the eaves, concealing the end...
Anteflexion
An′te‐flex″ion (�), n.(Med.) A displacement forward of an organ, esp. the uterus, in such manner that its axis is bent upon itself. T. G. Thomas.
Antelope
An″te‐lope (ăn″tē̍‐lōp), n. [OF. antelop, F. antilope, from Gr. ανθὄλοψ, -λοποσ, Eustathius, “Hexaëm.,” p. 36, the origin of which is unknown.] (Zoöl.) One of a group of ruminan...
Antelucan
An′te‐lu″can (�), a. [L. antelucanus; ante + lux light.] Held or being before light; — a word applied to assemblies of Christians, in ancient times of persecution, held before l...
Antemeridian
An′te‐me‐rid″i‐an (�), a. [L. antemeridianus; ante + meridianus belonging to midday or noon. See Meridian.] Being before noon; in or pertaining to the forenoon. (Abbrev. a. m.)
Antemetic
Ant′e‐met″ic (�), a. [Pref. anti- + emetic.] (Med.) Tending to check vomiting. — n. A remedy to check or allay vomiting.
Antemosaic
An′te‐mo‐sa″ic (�), a. Being before the time of Moses.
Antemundane
An′te‐mun″dane (�), a. Being or occurring before the creation of the world. Young.
Antemural
An′te‐mu″ral (�), n. [L. antemurale: ante + murus wall. See Mural.] An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front of the gateway (as of an old castle), for defending...
Antenatal
An′te‐na″tal (�), a. Before birth. Shelley.
Antenicene
An′te‐ni″cene (�), a. Of or in the Christian church or era, anterior to the first council of Nice, held a. d. 325; as, antenicene faith.
Antenna
An‐ten″na (�), n.; pl.Antennæ (�). [L. antenna sail-yard; NL., a feeler, horn of an insect.] (Zoöl.) A movable, articulated organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects ...
Antennal
An‐ten″nal (�), a.(Zoöl.) Belonging to the antennæ. Owen.
Antenniferous
An′ten‐nif″er‐ous (�), a. [Antenna + -ferous.] (Zoöl.) Bearing or having antennæ.
Antenniform
An‐ten″ni‐form (�), a. [Antenna + -form.] Shaped like antennæ.
Antennule
An‐ten″nule (�), n. [Dim. of antenna.] (Zoöl.) A small antenna; — applied to the smaller pair of antennæ or feelers of Crustacea.
Antenumber
An′te‐num″ber (�), n. A number that precedes another. Bacon.
Antenuptial
An′te‐nup″tial (�), a. Preceding marriage; as, an antenuptial agreement. Kent.
Anteorbital
An′te‐or″bit‐al (�), a. & n.(Anat.) Same as Antorbital.
Antepaschal
An′te‐pas″chal (�), a. Pertaining to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
Antepast
An″te‐past (�), n. [Pref. ante- + L. pastus pasture, food. Cf. Repast.] A foretaste.Antepasts of joy and comforts.Jer. Taylor.
Antependium
‖An′te‐pen″di‐um (�), n. [LL., fr. L. ante + pendere to hang.] (Eccl.) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal. Smollett.
Antepenult
{ An′te‐pe″nult (�), ‖An′te‐pe‐nult″i‐ma (�), } n. [L. antepaenultima (sc. syllaba) antepenultimate; ante before + paenultimus the last but one; paene almost + ultimus last.] (P...
Antepenultimate
An′te‐pe‐nult″i‐mate (�), a. Of or pertaining to the last syllable but two. — n. The antepenult.