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A — Anility to Antiquity (Part 7 of 8)

Anteriority, n.

    1. Priority (in time), precedence, antecedence.
    2. Position in advance, situation in front.

Ante-room, n. Vestibule, lobby, hall, antechamber

Anthelmintic, n. Vermifuge, helminthagogue.

Anthem, n. Hymn, divine song.

Anthology, n. Selections (from authors), beauties, elegant extracts.

Anthracite, n. Blind-coal, glance-coal, stone-coal, hard-coal.

Anthropoid, a. Manlike, resembling man, anthropomorphic, having a human or manlike form.

Anthropomorphism, n. Sensuous theism, representing God under human limitations.

Anthropophagi, n. pl. Cannibals, man-eaters.

Antic, a. Odd, fanciful, fantastic, grotesque, merry, ludicrous, wild, ridiculous.

Antic, n.

    1. Prank, trick, freak, gambol, caper, vagary.
    2. Buffoon, fool, merry-andrew, scaramouch, mountebank, harlequin, punch, clown, zany, jester, jack- pudding, pickle-herring.

Anticipate, v. a.

    1. Go before, get the start of.
    2. Take up beforehand, consider in advance, meet or pay in advance.
    3. Foretaste, forestall, antedate, experience beforehand.
    4. Expect, forecast, foresee, look forward to, count upon, reckon upon, calculate upon, prepare one’s self for.

Anticipation, n.

    1. Expectation, expectance, contemplation, prospect, hope, trust. See also Abeyance.