Webster's Dictionary 1913

4537

Antephialtic

Ant′eph‐i‐al″tic (�), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. � nightmare.] (Med.) Good against nightmare. — n. A remedy nightmare. Dunglison.

4538

Antepileptic

Ant′ep‐i‐lep″tic (�), a. [Pref. anti- + epileptic.] (Med.) Good against epilepsy. — n. A medicine for epilepsy.

4539

Antepone

An″te‐pone (�), v. t. [L. anteponere.] To put before; to prefer. Bailey.

4540

Anteport

An″te‐port (�), n. [Cf. LL. anteporta.] An outer port, gate, or door.

4541

Anteportico

An′te‐por″ti‐co (�), n. An outer porch or vestibule.

4542

Anteposition

An′te‐po‐si″tion (�), n. [Cf. LL. antepositio. See Position.] (Gram.) The placing of a before another, which, by ordinary rules, ought to follow it.

4543

Anteprandial

An′te‐pran″di‐al (�), a. Preceding dinner.

4544

Antepredicament

An′te‐pre‐dic″a‐ment (�), n.(Logic) A prerequisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments and categories, such as definitions of common terms. Chambers.

4545

Anterior

An‐te″ri‐or (�), a. [L. anterior, comp. of ante before.] 1. Before in time; antecedent.Antigonus, who was anterior to Polybius.Sir G. C. Lewis.2. Before, or toward the front, in...

4546

Anteriority

An‐te′ri‐or″i‐ty (�), n. [LL. anterioritas.] The state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation; priority. Pope.

4547

Anteriorly

An‐te″ri‐or‐ly (�), adv. In an anterior manner; before.

4548

Antero-

An″te‐ro– (�). A combining form meaning anterior, front; as, antero-posterior, front and back; antero-lateral, front side, anterior and at the side.

4549

Anteroom

An″te‐room (�), n. A room before, or forming an entrance to, another; a waiting room.

4550

Antes

An″tes (�), n. pl. Antæ. See Anta.

4551

Antestature

An′te‐stat″ure (�), n.(Fort.) A small intrenchment or work of palisades, or of sacks of earth.

4552

Antestomach

An″te‐stom′ach (�), n. A cavity which leads into the stomach, as in birds. Ray.

4553

Antetemple

An″te‐tem′ple (�), n. The portico, or narthex in an ancient temple or church.

4554

Anteversion

An′te‐ver″sion (�), n. [Pref. ante- + L. vertere, versum, to turn.] (Med.) A displacement of an organ, esp. of the uterus, in such manner that its whole axis is directed further...

4555

Antevert

An′te‐vert″ (�), v. t. [L. antevertere; ante + vertere to turn.] 1. To prevent. Bp. Hall.2. (Med.) To displace by anteversion.

4556

Anthelion

Ant‐hel″ion (?; 277, 106), n.; pl.Anthelia (�). [Pref. anti + Gr. � sun.] (Meteor.) A halo opposite the sun, consisting of a colored ring or rings around the shadow of the spect...

4557

Anthelix

Ant″he‐lix (ănt″hē̍‐lĭks), n.(Anat.) Same as Antihelix.

4558

Anthelmintic

An′thel‐min″tic (ăn′thĕl‐mĭn″tĭk), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. ἕλμινσ, -ινθοσ, worm, esp. a tapeworm, or mawworm..] (Med.) Good against intestinal worms. — n. An anthelmintic remedy. ...

4559

Anthem

An″them (ăn″thĕm), n. [OE. antym, antefne, AS. antefen, fr. LL. antiphona, fr. Gr. αντἴφωνα, neut. pl. of αντἴφωνον antiphon, or anthem, n. neut., from αντἴφωνοσ sounding contra...

4560

Anthem (2)

An″them, v. t. To celebrate with anthems.Sweet birds antheming the morn.Keats.‖ An‐the″mi‐on (�), [fr. Gr. ανθεμἴσ flower.] A floral ornament. See Palmette.

4561

Anthemis

‖An″the‐mis (�), n. [Gr. ανθεμἴσ, equiv. to ἄνθοσ flower; an herb like our chamomile.] (Bot.) Chamomile; a genus of composite, herbaceous plants.

4562

Anthemwise

An″them‐wise′ (�), adv. Alternately. Bacon.

4563

Anther

An″ther (�), n. [F. anthère, L. anthera a medicine composed of flowers, fr. Gr. � flowery, fr. ανθεἰ̑ν to bloom, ἄνθοσ flower.] (Bot.) That part of the stamen containing the pol...