Antedate

noun

/ˈæntiˌdeɪt/

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounPrior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.

2.nounAnticipation

3.verbTo occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time.

4.verbTo assign a date to a document or action earlier than the actual date; to backdate.

5.verbTo find earlier citational evidence for a term.

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