English Explanatory Dictionary

ante litteram

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. Before the term existed; before the term was coined.

Word forms

ante litteram

Etymology

From Latin ante (“before”) + litteram, accusative singular of littera (“letter, writing”).

Synonyms

avant la lettre
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