antedating

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Noun

antedating noun

The action of marking with an earlier date.
An earlier citation of a lexical item.“The new edition of the dictionary contains several antedatings.”

Verb

antedating verb

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

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Synonyms

backdate foredate predate antecede precede forego preceding predating antedation backdating postdate pre-date antedater post-date postdating date

Antonyms

overdate postdate

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