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- [pohst-deyt, pohst-]
- /poʊstˈdeɪt, ˈpoʊst-/
- /ˌpəʊstˈdeɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pohst-deyt, pohst-]
- /poʊstˈdeɪt, ˈpoʊst-/
Definitions of postdate word
- verb with object postdate to date (a check, invoice, letter, document) with a date later than the actual date. 1
- verb with object postdate to follow in time: His recognition as an artist postdated his death. 1
- transitive verb postdate mark with a later date 1
- transitive verb postdate occur after 1
- verb postdate to write a future date on (a document), as on a cheque to prevent it being paid until then 0
- verb postdate to assign a date to (an event, period, etc) that is later than its previously assigned date of occurrence 0
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Origin of postdate
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
First recorded in 1615-25; post- + date1
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Parts of speech for Postdate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
postdate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
postdate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for postdate
noun postdate
- anachronism — You say that something is an anachronism when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- misdate — to assign or affix a wrong date to.
- metachronism — An error in chronological ordering in which a character or an event is placed at too late a time.
verb postdate
- come into — If someone comes into some money, some property, or a title, they inherit it.
- follow — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- go after — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- on — so as to be or remain supported by or suspended from: Put your package down on the table; Hang your coat on the hook.
Top questions with postdate
- what does postdate mean?
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See also
Matching words
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