FOREDATE

predate, antedate, foredate

(verb) establish something as being earlier relative to something else

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

foredate (third-person singular simple present foredates, present participle foredating, simple past and past participle foredated)

(transitive) To date before the true time; to antedate.

Synonyms

• backdate; see also backdate

Source: Wiktionary


Fore*date", v. t.

Definition: To date before the true time; to antendate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ERASE

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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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