English Explanatory Dictionary

citerior

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Chiefly in place names: situated on the nearer side.

Pronunciation

/sɪˈtɪə.ɹɪ.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-citerior.wav /səˈtɪ.ɹi.ɚ/

Word forms

citerior citeriour

Etymology

PIE word *ḱe Borrowed from Latin citerior (“(particularly in province names) nearer”), comparative of citer (“on this side; near”) (from cis (“on or to this or the near side of; short of; before”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe (“here”)) + -ior (suffix forming comparatives). The English word is cognate with French citérieur, Italian citeriore, Portuguese and Spanish citerior.

Synonyms

hither proximate around the corner citerior close close by immediate near nearby nigh present propinquitous

Antonyms

ulterior
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