antedates

present tense third-person singular of antedate
as in precedes
to go or come before in time dinosaurs antedate humans by millions of years

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“Antedates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antedates. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.

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