anteroposterior

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adjective

Anterior to posterior; front-to-back.

“anteroposterior movement”

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OriginEnglish posterior ← Latin posterior ← Proto-Italic *posteros →
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Meanings

adjectiveanteroposterior (not comparable)

alternative antero-posterior

  1. not comparableanatomyAnterior to posterior; front-to-back.

    anteroposterior movement

    1 more example

    […] also effects the fore-aft (anteroposterior) wing motions known as promotion and remotion.

    2002, Robert Dudley, The Biomechanics of Insect Flight: Form, Function, Evolution, →ISBN, page 43
  2. not comparableanatomyOf or pertaining to the relation between anterior and posterior.

    the anteroposterior axis

Synonyms & antonyms

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rostrocaudal

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énteros
  3. Latin*anterus
  4. Latinanterior
  5. Englishantero-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  8. Proto-Italic*posti
  9. Proto-Italic*posteros
  10. Latinposterus
  11. Latinposterior
  12. Englishposterior
  13. Englishanteroposterior

From antero- + posterior.

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Translations

Portuguese ântero-posterior
  • ântero-posterioranterior to posterior
Romanian anteroposterior
  • anteroposterioranterior to posterior
Russian переднеза́дний
  • переднеза́дний (perednezádnij)anterior to posterior
Spanish anteroposterior
  • anteroposterioranterior to posterior

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with anteroposterior

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Anagrams

posteroanterior
Cite this entry
APA

anteroposterior. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anteroposterior

MLA

“anteroposterior.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anteroposterior. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anteroposterior,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anteroposterior.

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