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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-778/
- Published: 2026-10-04T17:15:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-04T17:15:04.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

anterior (adjective) -

1: situated before or toward the front  
b: situated near or toward the head or part most nearly corresponding to a head  
2: coming before in time or development

Source : [Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anterior?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Anterior generally appears in either medical or scholarly contexts. Anatomy books refer to the anterior lobe of the brain, the anterior cerebral artery, the anterior facial vein, etc. Scholar and lawyers may use anterior to mean "earlier in time or order". For example, supporters of states' rights point out that the individual states enjoyed certain rights anterior to their joining the union. And prenuptial agreements are designed to protect the assets that one or both parties acquired anterior to the marriage.

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