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Meaning of postdating

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

postdating

verb

Definitions

  1. To occur after an event or time; to exist later on in time

  2. To assign an effective date to a document or action later than the actual date

    Example: to postdate a contract, that is, to date it later than the time when it was in fact made

  3. To affix a date to after the event.

noun

Definitions

  1. A later citation of a lexical item.

    Example: The new edition of the dictionary contains several postdatings.