Anteprohibition
before .
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Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal. an amount of money paid in advance to insure an individual’s share in a joint business venture. Informal. an individual’s share of the total expenses incurred by a group. Informal. the price or cost of something. Poker. to put […]
- Ante-mortem
before death: an antemortem confession. Historical Examples If we are to be stuffed, we prefer to have it an ante-mortem performance, don’t we, little dog? The Master-Knot of Human Fate Ellis Meredith How much better is ante-mortem charity than post-mortem beneficence. Brave Men and Women O.E. Fuller The latter is certainly much nicer to play […]
- Ante-post
adjective (Brit) (of a bet) placed before the runners in a race are confirmed
- Antebellum
before or existing before a war, especially the American Civil War; prewar: the antebellum plantations of Georgia. Contemporary Examples I know Tom Woods is an intriguing writer, and I too love my liberty, but this is no longer the antebellum era. Rand Paul and Nullification Justin Green January 16, 2013 Historical Examples True to her […]
- Antecedence
the act of going before; precedence. . Astronomy. (of a planet) apparent retrograde motion. Historical Examples The chief principle, then, of savage science is that antecedence and consequence in time are the same as effect and cause. Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 Andrew Lang God has established an order in nature, a uniformity of […]