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    [Noun]  | "an*te*date" | \ ˈan-ti-ˌdāt \


    1: a date assigned to an event or document earlier than the actual date of the event or document


    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Verb]  | "an*te*date" | \ ˈan-ti-ˌdāt \


    1: to date as of a time prior to that of execution

    2: to assign to a date prior to that of actual occurrence

    3: anticipate


    Origin: 1568 ;

    [Verb]  | "antedate" 


    1: to go or come before in time;


      * e.g., " ... dinosaurs antedate humans by millions of years "





     [ "antedate" ]

    1: noun.

      * e.g.,  ... I have an antedate on Thursday. He's funny and smart, but I haven't felt the *zing* yet... so we'll see." 


     [ "antedate" ]

    2: A trial run of a date, to determine if a full romantic date should be pursued. Likened to the antechamber before entering grand chamber.


     [ "antedate" ]

    3: Sometimes, one person is pushing the antedate to become a romantic date, while the other is hesitant and preferring the outing to remain platonic.

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