anteriorly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English anterior Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English anteriorly From anterior + -ly.
Meanings
- before (in time)
- in front (in position)
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towards the anterior
Margin of dolon curling smoothly to distal margin of velum both anteriorly and posteriorly, but dolonal margins not in contact when valves closed.
1977, Murray John Copeland, Early Paleozoic Ostracoda from Southwestern District of Mackenzie and Yukon Territory, page 30:In both cases the histial dolon is united anteriorly with the velar dolon and both genera are also similar in being unisulcate .
2011, N. Ikeya, K. Ishizaki, T. Hanai, Evolutionary Biology of Ostracoda, page 1045:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| anteriourly | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most anteriorly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more anteriorly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
superoanteriorly · ventroanteriorly · dorsoanteriorly · subanteriorly
Translations (1)
pt anteriormente (towards the anterior)