antedate
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This selection, which includes several cartoons that antedate the age of Trump, showcases several modes.
From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2017
These stones antedate even the long-ago, medieval world in which this “Macbeth” is set.
From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2014
Robert Hooke, not long after, suggested that the fossil record would form the basis for a chronology that would “far antedate ... even the very pyramids.”
From Scientific American • Oct. 20, 2013
A little matter like d�tente is no reason for the espionage establishments of the world to change business habits that antedate the recent unpleasantness between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
From Time Magazine Archive
The letter was dated two years back, but the month was December, and, of course, to antedate would be the first precaution.
From The Four Corners of the World by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
Vocabulary lists containing antedate
30 GRE Words Beginning with "A"
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: ante, anti
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Before You Know It: Ante
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