This is the 5740th most frequent Portuguese word.
anterior
"Anterior" in Portuguese means "previous" or "prior."
The word 'anterior' is used as an adjective in this sentence to describe the time period before the current month.
No mês anterior, tivemos muitas chuvas.
In the previous month, we had a lot of rain.
Here, 'anterior' acts as an adjective describing an event that occurred before another contextual reference.
Ele mencionou um evento anterior na conversa.
He mentioned a previous event in the conversation.
'Anterior' is used in this sentence to indicate the sequential order of articles, referring to the one presented before the current.