antedate
antedate · antedates
Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual datePrior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.
/ˈæntiˌdeɪt/
» The conquest of İstanbul antedates the discovery of America.
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2 sensesPrior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.
(obsolete)Anticipation
Examples
4 sentencesThe conquest of İstanbul antedates the discovery of America.
These fossils clearly antedate the rise of the dinosaurs.
The tradition of storytelling antedates the invention of writing itself.
His theories on evolution antedate Darwin's by nearly a decade.
ruЕго теории об эволюции почти на десятилетие опережают дарвиновские. — Wezel