postdate
/ˌpəʊstˈdeɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Because these prophecies of Isaiah postdate the fall of Babylon (539 B.C.E), they probably refer to that event."
- "For example, the FAQ page comments that ‘the term “incel” is an abbreviated version and sniglonym of the term “involuntary celibacy,” whose usage reaches back at least to the 18th century.”’ The term ‘sniglonym’ is itself an example of deploying verbose language. The word refers to a term whose date of coinage postdates the pre-existing concept or object it defines."
- "no postdated checks [sign in a retail store]"
- "to postdate a contract, that is, to date it later than the time when it was in fact made"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English date English postdate From post- + date.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˌpəʊstˈdeɪt/