ANTECOMMUNION
An`te*com*mun"ion, n.
Defn: A name given to that part of the Anglican liturgy for the communion, which precedes the consecration of the elements.
ANTECURSOR An`te*cur"sor, n. Etym: [L., fr. antecurrere to run before; ante + currere to run.]
Defn: A forerunner; a precursor. [Obs.]
ANTEDATE
An"te*date`, n.
1. Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.
2. Anticipation. [Obs.] Donne.
ANTEDATE
An"te*date`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Antedated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Antedating.]
1. To date before the true time; to assign to an earlier date; thus, to antedate a deed or a bond is to give it a date anterior to the true time of its execution.
2. To precede in time.