adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of postdate form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   That has occurred after an event or time; that exists later on in time.
2. 2
   Assigned an effective date to a document or action later than the actual date.
3. 3
   Of a contract, dated later than the time when it was in fact made.

Synonyms

All synonyms

ahead of timeanachronisticantedatedbeforehandbehind timebehindhand

Example

More examples

"It was Mendel's good fortune that the arrival of the pea weevil postdated the completion of the pea part of his research."

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