Pre-dated

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of pre-date form-of, participle, past

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"He played guitar and harmonica in a folk-jazz style that pre-dated Bob Dylan; his harmonica playing was a highlight in Midnight Cowboy and Sesame Street; and his whistling solo will forever be remembered in a television commercial for "Old Spice" aftershave."

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