Anterior
Anterior adjective - Being at or in the forward part or surface of something.
Before and anterior are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Before" instead an adjective "Anterior".
Nearby Words: anteriorly, anteriority
Before
Before adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.
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