Anteriority — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head

preceding in time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɾeɪlˌɛksᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/antˌiəɹɪˈɒɹɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/antˌiəɹɪˈɒɹɪti/

5 syllables Say it as /kˈæɾeɪlˌɛksᵻz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

precedency antecedence precedence antecedency priority

Antonyms

posteriority

Word Forms

anterior	adjective	of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body
prior	adjective	earlier in time
prioritize	verb	assign a priority to
antecedent	adjective	preceding in time or order
antecede	verb	be earlier in time; go back further
precedent	adjective	preceding in time, order, or significance
precede	verb	be earlier in time; go back further

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vorzeitigkeit

die Eigenschaft, vor dem Kopf oder (bei niederen Tieren) zum Kopf hin zu sein

🇫🇷French

antériorité

la qualité d'être devant ou (chez les animaux inférieurs) vers la tête

🇪🇸Spanish

anterioridad

la cualidad de estar delante o (en animales inferiores) hacia la cabeza

🇮🇹Italian

anteriorità

la qualità di essere davanti o (negli animali inferiori) verso la testa

🇳🇱Dutch

anterioriteit

de kwaliteit van het vooraan staan of (bij lagere dieren) richting het hoofd

🇵🇹Portuguese

anterioridade

a qualidade de estar na frente ou (em animais inferiores) em direção à cabeça

🇷🇺Russian

предшествование

качество нахождения впереди или (у низших животных) по направлению к голове

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पूर्ववर्तीता

सामने या (निचले जानवरों में) सिर की ओर होने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

অগ্রগতি

সামনে বা (নিম্ন প্রাণীদের মধ্যে) মাথার দিকে থাকার গুণ

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னோடி

முன் அல்லது (கீழ் விலங்குகளில்) தலையை நோக்கி இருப்பதன் தரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పూర్వం

ముందు లేదా (తక్కువ జంతువులలో) తల వైపు ఉండే నాణ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

पूर्वकाल

समोर किंवा (खालच्या प्राण्यांमध्ये) डोक्याच्या दिशेने असण्याची गुणवत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

અગ્રતા

માથા તરફ આગળ અથવા (નીચલા પ્રાણીઓમાં) હોવાની ગુણવત્તા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಂಭಾಗ

ಮುಂಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ (ಕೆಳಗಿನ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ) ತಲೆಯ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಇರುವ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുൻഭാഗം

മുന്നിൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ (താഴ്ന്ന മൃഗങ്ങളിൽ) തലയ്ക്ക് നേരെ നിൽക്കുന്നതിൻ്റെ ഗുണനിലവാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੂਰਵਤਾ

ਸਾਹਮਣੇ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਜਾਂ (ਹੇਠਲੇ ਜਾਨਵਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ) ਸਿਰ ਵੱਲ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

先行性

位于前方或（在低等动物中）朝向头部的质量

🇯🇵Japanese

前傾性

前方、または（下等動物では）頭の方にある性質

🇰🇷Korean

앞임

앞쪽에 있거나 (낮은 동물의 경우) 머리 쪽으로 있는 것의 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đi trước

phẩm chất ở phía trước hoặc (ở động vật bậc thấp) hướng về đầu

🇹🇭Thai

ล่วงหน้า

คุณภาพของการอยู่ข้างหน้าหรือ (ในสัตว์ชั้นล่าง) ไปทางศีรษะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kejuaraan

kualitas berada di depan atau (pada hewan tingkat rendah) ke arah kepala

🇲🇾Malay

anterioriti

kualiti berada di hadapan atau (dalam haiwan yang lebih rendah) ke arah kepala

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الأسبقية

جودة التواجد في الأمام أو (في الحيوانات السفلية) باتجاه الرأس

🇮🇷Persian

قدامی

کیفیت قرار گرفتن در جلو یا (در حیوانات پایین تر) به سمت سر

🇹🇷Turkish

öncelik

önde veya (aşağı hayvanlarda) başa doğru olma kalitesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

קדמיות

האיכות של להיות מקדימה או (בחיות נמוכות יותר) לכיוון הראש

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