Meaning

1 senses
  1. Synonym of before, earlier in time, particularly used in historical dating.

    The wall was built at some time a. 1400.

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Gauge queens constantly up the ante in order to assert their commitment to a counter cultural look.

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Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin ante (“before”). Doublet of and.

Learned borrowing from Latin ante (“before”). Doublet of and.

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Synonyms

3 synonyms
beforeA1earlier in timeparticularly used in historical dating

See also

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