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ante (iou) and Metastasian (iou)


ante (iou)



ante noun & verb. ['anti] Chiefly N. Amer. E19.
[formed as ANTE-.]
A. noun.
In Poker and similar Games: a stake put up by a player before drawing cards. E19.
penny ante: see PENNY adjective.
transf. An advance payment; a sum of money for a payment. L19.
b. verb trans. Pres. pple & verbal noun anteing. Put up as ante; transf. bet, stake, pay up. M19.

Metastasian (iou)



Metastasian adjective. M20.
[from Metastasio (see below) + -AN.]
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Italian poet and librettist Pietro Metastasio (1698-1782).