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ante

[an-tee] / ˈæn ti /
NOUN
wager
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A close study of dermal changes may reveal whether a burn was ante- or post-mortem, according to one paper.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025

The reality of an NHS stretched to it limits is: not enough midwives, too few anaesthetists on call, and ante- and postnatal care reduced to six-minute slots.

From The Guardian • Sep. 13, 2018

Isoult was still in the ante- chamber, leaning over the Book of Hours, wherein she had found treated of the 'Seven Sorrowful Mysteries.'

From The Forest Lovers by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

The courtiers displayed their zeal with all the ardor, the passion, the furia francese, which is a national characteristic, and appears on the battle-field as well as in the ante- chamber.

From The Court of the Empress Josephine by Perry, Thomas Sergeant

The ante- room was crowded with men and women seeking admission.

From Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life by Herndon, William H.




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