Definition of CITERIOR

citerior

Adj

  • Chiefly in place names: situated on the nearer side.

Origin / 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

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

Antonyms

ulterior

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