Word: antedatings
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: an
te
da
tings
Definition: Plural of antedating; be earlier in time; go back further
Morphemes:
Affix: ante-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Prior to in time.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ante
Language: la
Decoded: ante
Meaning: preposition and prefix
Affix: date
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A point in time.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: datus
Language: la
Decoded: datus
Meaning: given
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming derivative nouns (originally masculine), with the sense ‘son of, belonging to’, as in placenames, patronymics or diminutives; -ite.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).