4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ante- \An"te-\ ([a^]n"t[-e]-).
A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr 'anti`, Skr.
anti, Goth. and-, anda- (only in comp.), AS and-, ond-,
(only in comp.: cf {Answer}, {Along}), G. ant-, ent- (in
comp.). The Latin ante is generally used in the sense of
before in regard to position, order or time, and the Gr
'anti` in that of opposite, or in the place of
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ante \An"te\, n. (Poker Playing)
Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante)
the game begins.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ante \An"te\, v. t. & i.
To put up (an ante).
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
ante
adj 1: (prefix) in front of or before in space; "`ante' is a prefix
in the word `anteroom'"
2: (prefix) prior to or before in time; "`ante' is a prefix in
the word `antenatal'"
n : (in poker) the initial contribution that each player makes
to the pot
v : place one's stake, in a poker game
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