Definition of Predates

1. Noun. (plural of predate) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of predate) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Predates

1. predate [v] - See also: predate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Predates

precutting
precycle
precycled
precycles
precycling
pred
predacean
predaceans
predaceous
predaceousness
predacious
predacities
predacity
predate
predated
predates (current term)
predating
predation
predations
predatism
predatisms
predator
predator-bug
predator bug
predator bugs
predatorily
predators
predatory
predatory animal
predatory pricing

Literary usage of Predates

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Voice...by Oneil McQuick by Oneil McQuick (2005)
"So you see that Apostolic Doctrine, called Modalism then by some, predates the doctrine of the catholic "Church Fathers." The secular upcoming gentiles ..."

2. Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways by Jamie Jensen (2006)
"Galena's oldest restaurant, with a great big green-and-red sign that predates the town's anti-neon ordinance, the Log Cabin is also known as "The House of ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"... hardness 3; sp. gr. 50. Bornite (after Baron Ignaz von Born, b. 1743, d. 1791) is a name in common use for this mineral, and it predates ..."

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