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antedate

Pronunciation: /ˈæntiˌdeɪt/

The English word “antedate” has 5 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time.
  2. To assign a date to a document or action earlier than the actual date.
  3. To find earlier citational evidence for a term.

noun

  1. Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.
  2. anticipation

Etymology

From ante- + date.

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