v. & n.
v.tr. 1 exist or occur at a date earlier than. 2 assign an earlier date to (a document, event, etc.), esp. one earlier than its actual date.
n. a date earlier than the actual one.
v. & n.
v.tr. 1 exist or occur at a date earlier than. 2 assign an earlier date to (a document, event, etc.), esp. one earlier than its actual date.
n. a date earlier than the actual one.
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012