anteatonounmasculinetécnico/ɐ̃tɨˈatu/rarean·te·a·toPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionAction or event that precedes a main act.The argument was just an anteato to the larger conflict that followed.That minor incident served as an anteato to the political crisis.synpreludepreambleEtymologyDo prefixo 'ante-' + 'ato'.