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Definition of antedated - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
prior dateRare existing or occurring before a certain dateRare
- The antedated document was discovered in the old archives.
- The antedated letter revealed new information.
- An antedated contract was found in the files.
Origin of antedated
Latin, ante (before) + datum (given)
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- French:antérieur, ...
- German:vordatiert, ...
- Italian:antecedente, ...
- Spanish:antedatado, ...
- Portuguese:antecedente, ...
- Chinese:早先的, ...
- Japanese:前日付の, ...
- Arabic:مُؤَرَّخ بِتارِيخ سابِق, ...
- Hebrew:קָדוֹם, ...
- Russian:предшествующий, ...
- Ukrainian:передуючий, ...
- Hindi:पूर्व दिनांकित, ...
Definition of antedate - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
timeexist before a specific time or event
- Dinosaurs antedate humans by millions of years.
2.
historical datingdate something earlier than the actual date
- The document was antedated to make it appear old..
3.
lexicographyTECH. find earlier evidence of a termTECH.
- Researchers antedated the word's first use by a century.
Noun
timeearlier date than another
- The antedate of the letter was surprising.
Origin of antedate
Latin, ante (before) + datum (given)
Examples of antedate in a sentence
The ruins antedate the medieval period. They tried to antedate the contract to last year. The letter was antedated to avoid penalties. They managed to antedate the term by several decades. Linguists often try to antedate words in historical texts. The document had an antedate of 1900.
An antedate on the contract raised questions.
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- French:antidater, date antérieure, ...
- German:vorausgehen, früheres Datum, ...
- Italian:precedere, data anteriore, ...
- Spanish:anteceder, fecha anterior, ...
- Portuguese:anteceder, data anterior, ...
- Chinese:先于, 较早日期, ...
- Japanese:先行する, 前日付, ...
- Arabic:سَبَقَ, تارِيخ سابِق, ...
- Hebrew:לִקְדּוֹם לְ, תָּאֲרִיךְ קוֹדֵם, ...
- Russian:предшествовать, предшествующая дата, ...
- Ukrainian:передувати, більш рання дата, ...
- Hindi:पहले अस्तित्व में होना, पहली तारीख, ...
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