postdate
Origin of postdate
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How to use postdate in a sentence
On occasions a careless man will post-date a check, but as a rule the mistake is purposely made.
Disputed Handwriting | Jerome B. LavayThey should ante-date the belief, whereas they post-date it.
A Grammar of Freethought | Chapman CohenThey frequently refer to the writings of Arnold of Villanova, so that they certainly post-date him.
The Popes and Science | James J. WalshThe letter had been mailed from Seattle, but the post-date was blurred.
Kindred of the Dust | Peter B. Kyne
British Dictionary definitions for postdate
/ (pəʊstˈdeɪt) /
to write a future date on (a document), as on a cheque to prevent it being paid until then
to assign a date to (an event, period, etc) that is later than its previously assigned date of occurrence
to be or occur at a later date than
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