Antedating

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The action of marking with an earlier date.
  2. 2
    An earlier citation of a lexical item.

    "The new edition of the dictionary contains several antedatings."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of antedate form-of, gerund, participle, present

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anachronismanticipationearlinesslatenessmisdateprecedence

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"The new edition of the dictionary contains several antedatings."

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