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ante-
(AN-tee)before, in front of
Latin for before or in front of. Don't confuse with anti- (against): antebellum means before the war, not against it.
prefixLatin
TimeSpellings:anteanter
Example words
antechamber
a small room leading into a larger one
antebellum
existing before a war (especially the U.S. Civil War)
anterior
located in front; earlier in time
antedate
to come before in time; to date earlier than
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 6, 7, 8
- L.6.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
- L.7.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
- L.8.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).
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