ante
— Noun
– English
～ (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
anteater
— Noun
– English
～ nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
anteater
— Noun
– English
～ any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
anteater
— Noun
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～ a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia
anteater
— Noun
– English
～ small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
anteater
— Noun
– English
～ toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
anteater
— Noun
– English
～ a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea
antebellum
— Adjective
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～ belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War
antecede
— Verb
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～ be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
antecedent
— Adjective
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～ preceding in time or order
antecedent
— Noun
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～ the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
antecedent
— Noun
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～ a preceding occurrence or cause or event
antecedent
— Noun
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～ anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"
antecedent
— Noun
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～ someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
antecedently
— Adverb
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～ at an earlier time or formerly; "she had previously lived in Chicago"; "he was previously president of a bank"; "better than anything previously proposed"; "a previously unquestioned attitude"; "antecedently arranged"
antechamber
— Noun
– English
～ a large entrance or reception room or area