These fossils clearly antedate the rise of the dinosaurs.
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Antedate
/ˈæntiˌdeɪt/
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10 entriesbackdated contractbackdated documentbackdated invoicebackdatingearlier dateearlier timestampearliest dateearly datingpredecessor dateprior dating
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11 entriesantedate entryantedate formantedate recordantedate the eventantedate the recordantedate the yearantedated documentantedated manuscriptantedates the centuryantedating evidenceantedating notation
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His theories on evolution antedate Darwin's by nearly a decade.
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I suppose you know all about the fearful myths antedating the coming of man to the earth—the Yog-Sothoth and Cthulhu cycles—which are hinted at in the Necronomicon.
Source: wiktionary
We therefore turn to the question whether defendant's prior convictions for burglary and attempted burglary could be used as the basis for an enhancement under [California Penal Code] sections 667 and 1192.7. Both prior convictions antedate the effective date of section 667.
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