Meaning of ante litteram | Babel Free

Definitions

Before the term existed; before the term was coined.

Equivalents

Examples

“In the fifteenth century, he espoused ecology ante litteram. He endorsed ecology before the term "ecology" existed.”

“What could have been a moral victory or arguably a feminist struggle ante litteram remains a farcical squabble between a nagging wife and a ridiculous old man.”

“the new mass media played an increasingly crucial role throughout the nineteenth century as an ante litteram CNN.”

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