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Cornish
Etymology
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Compare Welsh afan.
Noun
avan f pl (singulative avanen)
- raspberries
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from French avant, Italian avanti, ultimately from Latin ante. Compare Esperanto antaŭ.
Pronunciation
Preposition
avan
- in front of, ahead of, before (in space)
Me es avan il en la serio.- I am in front of him in the queue.
Antonyms
- dop (“behind, after (in place), (US) back of”)
Paronyms
- ante (“before (of time), earlier than”)