postdating

A postdating is a word that is later than the latest example we have; if we are looking for one, it is probably because we believe that a word is still current but we don't have an example in any recent decade.

Boing Boing: December 2, 2001 - December 8, 2001 Archives 2001

Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron fabricated a letter -- postdating it Aug

Former NM SoS Indicted on Misuse of Over Million Dollars in HAVA Funds 2009

Some googling turn'd up a paper arguing for aspirate devoicing postdating Grassman's law, on the basis of roots where G.L. doesn't produce alternation and which do not devoice in Greek.

Rhaetic inscriptions Schum PU 1 and Schum CE 1 2008

In the mid-90s (postdating the Passport Office trace), Egan began visiting North Korea, making at least a half-dozen trips, most recently in 2003.

The Axis of Hackensack Bronner, Michael 2007

Cruikshank reported to Daddy Buck that he'd found nothing postdating last November.

Break No Bones Reichs, Kathy 2006

The postdating of actuality is typical of Le Monde's loft and what was, for a long time, its serenity.

languagehat.com: THE END OF THE WORLD. 2004

This means that each terrace consists of two different surfaces: a new surface postdating the terrace construction in the upper part, while behind the lower terrace wall the original soil is buried.

Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Survey Report 13: Geomorphological 2003

The western division was also badly damaged in its southern half, but the damage was subsequently repaired with the aid of material and mechanical arts postdating the Spanish conquest of New Mexico.

Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I Adolphus Bandelier

Chapter lii, 28-34, in Jeremias, follows the Babylonian manner of dating (postdating), whereas the other texts count the initial year of any reign as the first.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913

Answer: I think you got a $175 education in the hazards of postdating checks.

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