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anterograde

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3 syllables
11 characters
English (US)
3syllables

anterograde

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anterograde is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, anterograde is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofanterograde

1adjective
  • Effective immediately after a traumatic event such as an external shock.

    Example: "Anterograde amnesia is a loss of the ability to create new memories after the event that caused the amnesia."

  • Moving or occurring in the normal forward or downstream direction of.

    Example: "Anterograde tracing is a research technique which is used to trace neural connections from their source to their point of termination. The opposite technique is retrograde tracing."

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