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anterior
previous /an.te.riˈor/
adjective#1424 most common
Also: prior, preceding, earlier
Example sentences
Ziua anterioară a fost însorită.
The previous day was sunny.
Am citit capitolul anterior din carte.
I read the previous chapter of the book.
În anul anterior, am locuit la Cluj.
In the previous year, I lived in Cluj.
Rezultatele anterioare nu au fost publicate.
The previous results were not published.
Trebuie să analizăm datele din perioadele anterioare pentru a înțelege tendința.
We need to analyze the data from previous periods to understand the trend.
Argumentul anterior, deși plauzibil la prima vedere, nu rezistă unei examinări riguroase.
The previous argument, though plausible at first glance, does not hold up under rigorous examination.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | anterior (m) / anterioară (f) | anteriori (m) / anterioare (f) |
| Genitive | anterior (m) / anterioară (f) | anteriori (m) / anterioare (f) |
| Accusative | anterior (m) / anterioară (f) | anteriori (m) / anterioare (f) |
| Vocative | anterior (m) / anterioară (f) | anteriori (m) / anterioare (f) |
Word family
anterioritateanteriority, the state of coming before
anterioarăfeminine form of anterior
posteriorlater, coming after (antonym)
ulteriorsubsequent, occurring later
Etymology
Anterior comes directly from Latin anterior, the comparative form of ante, meaning before. Latin used this comparative to mean more forward or earlier, and Romanian kept both the form and the sense of earlier in time. The word entered Romanian through the Latin-based scholarly and administrative vocabulary that shaped modern Romanian in the 19th century.
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