ante-
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ante- /ˈanti/
▶prefix before; preceding: antecedent.
– origin from L. ante ‘before’.
'ante-' also found in these Oxford entries:
a
- AC
- advance
- a.m.
- ancestor
- ancient
- ante
- antebellum
- antecedent
- antediluvian
- ante-mortem
- ante-post
- anterior
- anteverted
- anticipate
- antique
- aunt
- avaunt
- ex ante
- penny ante
- rampart
- status quo ante
- terminus ante quem
