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predate
/priːˈdeɪt/
verb
poprzedzać
Also
wyprzedzać
Definition
To exist or occur at an earlier date than something else; to come before in time.
Examples
Dinosaurs predated humans by millions of years.
Dinozaury poprzedzały ludzi o miliony lat.
This ancient manuscript predates the invention of the printing press.
Ten starożytny manuskrypt wyprzedza wynalazek prasy drukarskiej.
Collocations
predate bylong predatedpredate the invention
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