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antenumber

American

[an-tee-nuhm-ber] / ˈæn tiˌnʌm bər /

noun

a number that immediately precedes another.

Three is the antenumber of four.

Etymology

Origin of antenumber

First recorded in 1620–30; ante- + number

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