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anteriorally

anteriorally is the alternative form of anteriorly.

Meaning of anteriorly

Adverb

anteriorly (comparative more anteriorly, superlative most anteriorly)

  1. before (in time)
  2. in front (in position)
  3. towards the anterior
    • Margin of dolon curling smoothly to distal margin of velum both anteriorly and posteriorly, but dolonal margins not in contact when valves closed.1977, Murray John Copeland, Early Paleozoic Ostracoda from Southwestern District of Mackenzie and Yukon Territory, page 30

Questions about anteriorally

What is anteriorally the alternative form of?
Anteriorally is the alternative form of anteriorly.

Words near anteriorally in the dictionary

  1. anterior superior iliac spine
  2. anterior triangle
  3. anterior triangles
  4. anterior wall
  5. anterior walls
  6. anteriorally
  7. anteriorisation
  8. anteriorities
  9. anteriority
  10. anteriorization
  11. anteriorizations

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