Antero

[ an-tair-oh ]

/ ænˈtɛər oʊ /

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noun

Mount Antero, a peak in central Colorado, in the Sawatch Mountains. 14,269 feet (4,349 meters).

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Other definitions for Antero (2 of 2)

antero-

a combining form with the meaning “situated in front, fore,” used in the formation of compound words: anteroparietal.

The chesnut woods of Antero de Herrares opened their enamelled glades before the travellers.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
By this change in the mandibular arch the mouth becomes narrowed in an antero-posterior direction.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
The opening of the mouth has in consequence become still more narrowed in an antero-posterior direction.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
Wound of entrance, antero-external aspect of upper third of arm.
Gunshot Roentgenograms|Clyde S. Ford

The upper part of the face may be normal, and the lower jaw arrested antero-posteriorly.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot