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Anthem: Definition and part of speech

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Anthem

  1. v. t. To celebrate with anthems.
  2. n. Formerly, a hymn sung in alternate parts, in present usage, a selection from the Psalms, or other parts of the Scriptures or the liturgy, set to sacred music.
  3. n. A song or hymn of praise.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Anterior: Definition and part of speech

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Anterior

  1. a. Before, or toward the front, in place; as, the anterior part of the mouth; — opposed to posterior.
  2. a. Before in time; antecedent.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.