antedating

present participle of antedate
as in preceding
to go or come before in time dinosaurs antedate humans by millions of years

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“Antedating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antedating. Accessed 23 Mar. 2023.

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