antepositionn.

Brit.

/ˌantᵻpəˈzɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌæn(t)əpəˈzɪʃən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin anteposition-, antepositio.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin anteposition-, antepositio action of placing before (1543 or earlier in a grammatical context; earlier in senses ‘previous condition’ (early 11th cent.), ‘priority in setting’ (13th cent. in a British source)) < classical Latin anteposit- , past participial stem of antepōnere antepone v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare earlier antepone v.In sense 3 after German Anteposition (1870 or earlier in this sense).

1. Chiefly Grammar. The action or fact of placing a word, etc., before or in front of another.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic relations > [noun] > placing of word before

preposition1586

anteposition1728

preposing1967

1728 F. Altieri New Gram., Ital.-Eng. & Eng.-Ital. i. 11 The Position, or Anteposition [of the vowel o] causes the o to be pronounced open.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Anteposition..as when in Latin the adjective is put before the substantive.

1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Anteposition, a position of words contrary to their proper and natural order.

1874 C. R. W. Watkins Eng. Gram. ii. i. 152 The Copula or intercommunicant term is rendered null and void by..the anteposition of the adjective no expressive of contradiction.

1943 R. K. Spaulding How Spanish Grew vi. 119 The close relation between the auxiliaries deber, ir, poder, querer, and their dependent infinitive..results in the logical anteposition of object pronouns.

1964 Language 40 277 The description of pronoun position with verbal constructs..is simple and clear: where the unconjugated form precedes the conjugated, it is equated with the other elements that cause anteposition.

2006 Hudson Rev. 59 22 The anteposition of the adjective ‘proud’ is a Racinian feature, a stylistic mark of the great age.

†2. Botany. The fact of petals or other flower parts being positioned opposite each other (rather than alternating) in successive whorls. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > (defined by) distribution, arrangement, or position > [noun] > opposition

anteposition1858

1858 A. Gray Introd. Struct. & Systematic Bot. 263 It is customary to assume this explanation for all cases of the anteposition of the stamens to the petals.

1912 New Phytologist 11 380 The three groups of Sympetalae so far mentioned in this summary are peculiar in..having the indication of two whorls by anteposition of the stamens to the corolla-segments.

3. Medicine. Anterior displacement of the uterus or other part of the body; an instance of this. Also: the usual position of the uterus in which the fundus is bent forward with respect to the cervix.

ΚΠ

1883 Amer. Jrnl. Obstetr. & Dis. Women & Children 16 91 Sch[ulze] puts the displacements under the following heads [in German]: Elevation, descensus and prolapsus; anteposition, retroposition, dextroposition, sinistroposition [etc.]]

1888 J. J. Macan tr. B. S. Schultze Pathol. & Treatm. Displacements of Uterus ii. ii. 119 When any tumour presses the uterus forwards from behind, the anteposition is maintained as long as the tumour exists.

1898 L. S. Pilcher Surg. Dis. Female Generative Organs iii. 34 A veritable suspensory ligament, which permitted considerable play to the uterus, but maintaining it in normal anteposition.

1909 P. Findley Treat. Dis. of Women xvi. 309 Anteposition is an exaggerated normal position; the uterus lies immediately behind the abdominal wall and symphysis pubis.

1966 H. Bär tr. N. Schad et al. Differential Diagnosis Congenital Heart Dis. 51 Anteposition of the aorta is a characteristic sign of transposition of the great vessels.

1990 S. Laliberté in J. M. Flynn & R. Hackel Technol. Found. in Nursing xxiii. 379 Approximately 85 percent of uteri are in the anteposition.

2014 V. Serdyuk Scoliosis & Spinal Pain Syndrome i. 2 This type [of chest deformity] was characterized by antepostion of the right collarbone (clavicle) and marked asymmetery of the left half of the chest.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	anteposition
释义	antepositionn. Brit. /ˌantᵻpəˈzɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌæn(t)əpəˈzɪʃən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin anteposition-, antepositio. Etymology: < post-classical Latin anteposition-, antepositio action of placing before (1543 or earlier in a grammatical context; earlier in senses ‘previous condition’ (early 11th cent.), ‘priority in setting’ (13th cent. in a British source)) < classical Latin anteposit- , past participial stem of antepōnere antepone v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare earlier antepone v.In sense 3 after German Anteposition (1870 or earlier in this sense). 1. Chiefly Grammar. The action or fact of placing a word, etc., before or in front of another. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic relations > [noun] > placing of word before preposition1586 anteposition1728 preposing1967 1728 F. Altieri New Gram., Ital.-Eng. & Eng.-Ital. i. 11 The Position, or Anteposition [of the vowel o] causes the o to be pronounced open. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Anteposition..as when in Latin the adjective is put before the substantive. 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Anteposition, a position of words contrary to their proper and natural order. 1874 C. R. W. Watkins Eng. Gram. ii. i. 152 The Copula or intercommunicant term is rendered null and void by..the anteposition of the adjective no expressive of contradiction. 1943 R. K. Spaulding How Spanish Grew vi. 119 The close relation between the auxiliaries deber, ir, poder, querer, and their dependent infinitive..results in the logical anteposition of object pronouns. 1964 Language 40 277 The description of pronoun position with verbal constructs..is simple and clear: where the unconjugated form precedes the conjugated, it is equated with the other elements that cause anteposition. 2006 Hudson Rev. 59 22 The anteposition of the adjective ‘proud’ is a Racinian feature, a stylistic mark of the great age. †2. Botany. The fact of petals or other flower parts being positioned opposite each other (rather than alternating) in successive whorls. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > (defined by) distribution, arrangement, or position > [noun] > opposition anteposition1858 1858 A. Gray Introd. Struct. & Systematic Bot. 263 It is customary to assume this explanation for all cases of the anteposition of the stamens to the petals. 1912 New Phytologist 11 380 The three groups of Sympetalae so far mentioned in this summary are peculiar in..having the indication of two whorls by anteposition of the stamens to the corolla-segments. 3. Medicine. Anterior displacement of the uterus or other part of the body; an instance of this. Also: the usual position of the uterus in which the fundus is bent forward with respect to the cervix. ΚΠ 1883 Amer. Jrnl. Obstetr. & Dis. Women & Children 16 91 Sch[ulze] puts the displacements under the following heads [in German]: Elevation, descensus and prolapsus; anteposition, retroposition, dextroposition, sinistroposition [etc.]] 1888 J. J. Macan tr. B. S. Schultze Pathol. & Treatm. Displacements of Uterus ii. ii. 119 When any tumour presses the uterus forwards from behind, the anteposition is maintained as long as the tumour exists. 1898 L. S. Pilcher Surg. Dis. Female Generative Organs iii. 34 A veritable suspensory ligament, which permitted considerable play to the uterus, but maintaining it in normal anteposition. 1909 P. Findley Treat. Dis. of Women xvi. 309 Anteposition is an exaggerated normal position; the uterus lies immediately behind the abdominal wall and symphysis pubis. 1966 H. Bär tr. N. Schad et al. Differential Diagnosis Congenital Heart Dis. 51 Anteposition of the aorta is a characteristic sign of transposition of the great vessels. 1990 S. Laliberté in J. M. Flynn & R. Hackel Technol. Found. in Nursing xxiii. 379 Approximately 85 percent of uteri are in the anteposition. 2014 V. Serdyuk Scoliosis & Spinal Pain Syndrome i. 2 This type [of chest deformity] was characterized by antepostion of the right collarbone (clavicle) and marked asymmetery of the left half of the chest. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1728
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