it, and applied especially to a circle, distant from the pole 23° 28&min. Thus we say the antarctic pole,
circle, ocean, region, current, etc.
Antares
(||An*ta"res) n. [Gr. similar to + Mars. It was thought to resemble Mars in color.] The principal
star in Scorpio: — called also the Scorpion's Heart.
Antarthritic
(Ant`ar*thrit"ic) a. [Pref. anti- + arthritic.] (Med.) Counteracting or alleviating gout. — n.
A remedy against gout.
Antasthmatic
(Ant`asth*mat"ic) a. [Pref. anti- + asthmatic.] (Med.) Opposing, or fitted to relieve,
asthma. — n. A remedy for asthma.
Ant-bear
(Ant"-bear`) n. (Zoöl.) An edentate animal of tropical America living on ants. It belongs to the
genus Myrmecophaga.
Ant bird
(Ant" bird) (Zoöl.) See Ant bird, under Ant, n.
Ant-cattle
(Ant"-cat`tle) n. pl. (Zoöl.) Various kinds of plant lice or aphids tended by ants for the sake
of the honeydew which they secrete. See Aphips.
Ante-
(An"te-) A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr. 'anti`, Skr. anti, Goth. and-, anda- AS. and-
, ond-, (only in comp.: cf. Answer, Along), G. ant-, ent- The Latin ante is generally used in the sense
of before, in regard to position, order, or time, and the Gr. 'anti` in that of opposite, or in the place of.
Ante
(An"te), n. (Poker Playing) Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante) the game
begins.
Ante
(An"te), v. t. & i. To put up (an ante).
Anteact
(An"te*act`) n. A preceding act.
Anteal
(An"te*al) a. [antea, ante, before. Cf. Ancient.] Being before, or in front. [R.] J. Fleming.
Ant-eater
(Ant"-eat`er) n. (Zoöl.) One of several species of edentates and monotremes that feed upon
ants. See Ant-bear, Pangolin, Aard-vark, and Echidna.
Antecedaneous
(An`te*ce*da"ne*ous) a. [See Antecede.] Antecedent; preceding in time. "Capable of
antecedaneous proof." Barrow.
Antecede
(An`te*cede") v. t. & i. [L. antecedere; ante + cedere to go. See Cede.] To go before in
time or place; to precede; to surpass. Sir M. Hale.
Antecedence
(An`te*ced"ence) n.
1. The act or state of going before in time; precedence. H. Spenser.
2. (Astron.) An apparent motion of a planet toward the west; retrogradation.
Antecedency
(An`te*ced"en*cy) n. The state or condition of being antecedent; priority. Fothherby.
Antecedent
(An`te*ced"ent) a. [L. antecedens, -entis, p. pr. of antecedere: cf. F. antécédent.]
1. Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent
cause.
2. Presumptive; as, an antecedent improbability.
