anteflect

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verb

To bend forward; to exhibit anteflexion.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

verbanteflect (third-person singular simple present anteflects, present participle anteflecting, simple past and past participle anteflected)

present singular third person anteflects · participle present anteflecting · participle past anteflected · past anteflected

  1. anatomyTo bend forward; to exhibit anteflexion.

Origin

From ante- (“forward”) + flectō (“to bend”).

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APA

anteflect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anteflect

MLA

“anteflect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anteflect. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anteflect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anteflect.

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