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51ante- — prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from ante before, in front of; akin to Old English and against, Greek anti before, against more at end 1. a. prior ; earlier < antedate > b. anterior …
52predate — transitive verb Date: circa 1864 antedate …
53preexist — Date: 1599 intransitive verb to exist earlier or before transitive verb antedate …
54protohistory — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1903 the study of human beings in the times that immediately antedate recorded history • protohistorian noun • protohistoric adjective …
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