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# anteriority

noun (anteriority) — formal

«anteriority» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) Being earlier in time than something else. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anteriority/#m1)
2. (formal, science) Being at the front. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anteriority/#m2)

### In the lessons

A very rare formal word met in grammar, law and science. In everyday talk people say «coming first» or «being earlier».

### Examples

- The anteriority of the first event was clear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anteriority/#x1)
- Grammar books mention anteriority in the past perfect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anteriority/#x2)
- The judge looked at the anteriority of the claims. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anteriority/#x3)
- Anteriority means coming before. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anteriority/#x4)
- In the body, anteriority means being towards the front. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anteriority/#x5)
- The book argued for the anteriority of the older map. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anteriority/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. From «anterior» (in front, earlier). Opposite: posteriority. Rare — pupils can say «coming first».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «anteriority» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anteriority/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«anteriority» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anteriority.html) on Mova free.