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postdate

verb [T] (HAPPEN AFTER)
 
 
/ˌpəʊstˈdeɪt/ /ˈpəʊst.deɪt/ US  /ˌpoʊstˈdeɪt/

Definition

to happen or exist after something: Most manuscripts postdate the stories which have circulated by word of mouth for centuries. → Compare backdate, predateOccurring and happening
(Definition of postdate verb (HAPPEN AFTER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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