antedates
Occurs earlier than
Antedates means comes before in time or assigns an earlier date to something.
A document may antedate another if it was created first: The manuscript antedates the printed edition by several decades.
To antedate a check is to write an earlier date on it than the actual date of writing—the opposite of postdating.
Occurs earlier than
- precedesComes before temporally
- preexistsWas already present
- earlierAt a prior time
- priorExisting before another
before · forerunner · precursor · predecessor · anterior · previous · former · pre-existing
Handwritten or typed originals
- chroniclesSequential historical accounts
- annalsYear-by-year historical account
- archivesStored historical documents
- recordsStored data or albums
documents · antiquity · artifacts · relics · inscriptions · codices · parchment · historiography
Temporal ordering of events
- timestampRecorded moment identifier
- provenanceRecord of ownership
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- verificationProving something accurate
attribution · origin · age · timeline · periodization · documentation · establishing · determining
Starting point or source
- derivationSource or origin tracing
- coinageInvented term or currency
- linguisticConcerning language study
- lexicographyCompiling word reference books
neologism · citation · source · root · formation · borrowing
predates
Occurs earlier than
prior · before · forerunner · precursor · predecessor · anterior · previous · former · pre-existing · anticipates
manuscripts
Handwritten or typed originals
- chroniclesSequential historical accounts
- annalsYear-by-year historical account
- archivesStored historical documents
records · documents · antiquity · artifacts · relics · inscriptions · codices · parchment · historiography · genealogy
chronology
Temporal ordering of events
- timestampRecorded moment identifier
- provenanceRecord of ownership
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
verification · attribution · origin · age · timeline · periodization · documentation · establishing · determining · assigning
origin
Starting point or source
- derivationSource or origin tracing
- coinageInvented term or currency
- linguisticConcerning language study
lexicography · neologism · citation · source · root · formation · borrowing
antedatespostdates
Follows in time
follows · succeeds · comes after · supersedes · trails