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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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