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The state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation; priority. Pope.

form meaning anterior, front; as, antero-posterior, front and back; antero-lateral, front side, anterior and at the side.

A hypothetical earth counter to ours, or on the opposite side of the sun. Grote.

A structure of bedded rocks in which the beds on both sides of an axis or axial plane dip away from the axis; an anticlinal.

A device, one form of which consists of a scratched deposit of silver on glass, used in connection with the receiving apparatus for reading wireless signals. The electric waves falling on this contrivance increase its resistance several times. The anticoherer can be used in conjunction with a telephone.…

Having the quality an antidote; fitted to counteract the effects of poison. Sir T. Browne. -- An"ti*do`tal*ly, adv.

though rarely, used to denote the complement of a given logarithm; also the logarithmic cosine corresponding to a given logarithmic sine. -- An`ti*log`a*rith"mic, a.

A contradiction between any words or passages in an author. Sir W. Hamilton.

A musical response; alternate singing or chanting. See Antiphony, and Antiphone.

Of or pertaining to antiphony, or alternate singing; sung alternately by a divided choir or opposite choirs. Wheatly. -- An*tiph"o*nal*ly, adv.

The response which one side of the choir makes to the other in a chant; alternate chanting or signing.

A musical response; also, antiphonal chanting or signing.

Pertaining to the antipodes; situated on the opposite side of the globe.

Pertaining to the antipodes, or the opposite side of the world; antipodal.

Those who live on the side of the globe diametrically opposite.

A drawing paper of large size. See under Paper, n.

ate. Christianity might reasonably introduce new laws, and antiquate or abrogate old one. Sir M. Hale.

words." Dryden. Old Janet, for so he understood his antiquated attendant was denominated. Sir W. Scott.

Ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as, Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.

The inhabitants of the earth, living on different sides of the equator, whose shadows at noon are cast in opposite directions. The inhabitants of the north and south temperate zones are always Antiscians. Brande & C.