anterior

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a tooth situated at the front of the mouth
  2. adjective of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body
  3. adjective earlier in time

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anterior (“that is before, foremost”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

front tooth

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