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Postdate \Post"date`\, n.
A date put to a bill of exchange or other paper, later than
that when it was actually made.
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Postdate \Post"date`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postdated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Postdating}.] [Pref. post- date.]
1. To date after the real time; as, to postdate a contract,
that is, to date it later than the time when it was in
fact made.
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2. To affix a date to after the event.
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Postdate \Post"date`\, a.
Made or done after the date assigned.
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Of these [predictions] some were postdate; cunningly
made after the thing came to pass. --Fuller.
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