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Meanings of antedate in English

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antecedir
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preceder

Be earlier in time; go back further.

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    Usage of antedate in English
    1
    But they probably did not long antedate the knowledge of metals.
    The Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished Races
    2
    Among men, punishments for the immoral and outward honors for the virtuous antedate history.
    Problems of Conduct: An Introductory Survey of Ethics
    3
    It is probable, however, that the tumuli of Ireland antedate the Danes thousands of years.
    Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World
    4
    They antedate by ages the Pyramids which they resemble.
    John L. Stoddard's Lectures, Vol. 10 (of 10) / Southern Californ...
    5
    I've read that torpedo boats antedate the Spanish War.
    Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns; Or, Sinking the German U-Boats
    6
    Let us try to forethink, to antedate our forgiveness.
    Unspoken Sermons, Series I., II., and III.
    7
    The actual beginnings of the town may antedate the Romans, but of this we know nothing.
    Seaward Sussex: The South Downs from End to End
    8
    But traditions about the rock directly beneath the dome long antedate the Muslim conquest of Jerusalem.
    Templars: history and myth: from solomon's temple to the freemas...
    9
    But the clearing up must antedate the punishment.
    The House of the Whispering Pines
    10
    Some of these state organizations antedate the Federation.
    The Armies of Labor: A Chronicle of the Organized Wage-Earners
    11
    They antedate the titles under which Rawson claims.
    Gordon Keith
    12
    And when Phil and I came asking questions didn't you antedate his arrival about six hours?
    Mavericks
    13
    Did his discoveries antedate those of Columbus?
    A Brief History of the United States
    14
    He was no less successful in "The Red Rover," the scenes of which antedate the Revolution.
    Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism
    15
    Beauty and romance antedate the poet.
    Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
    16
    They antedate the navy, you know.
    A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" / From the Diary of Number Five of ...
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    Antedate through the time