date back

VERB
  1. belong to an earlier time
    This story dates back 200 years
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  • Vastu, which is the inspiration behind the Chinese tradition of feng shui, originated in the Indian subcontinent during the flourishing Vedic civilization, which many scholars and archaeologists now date back as early as 6000 B.C. The word Vedic comes from veda, a Sanskrit word that means “knowledge.” The Power of Vastu Living
  • Both churches, parts of which are thought to date back to Saxon times, are now surrounded by scaffolding.
  • The entire Theory of the Atmospheric CO2 Greenhouse Effect is founded on pseudo-science and a series of falsehoods and impossibilities that date back to Fourier (1824), Tyndall (1861), and Arrhenius (1896), and essentially describes a fictitious mechanism, in which a planetary atmosphere acts as a heat pump driven by an environment that is radiatively interacting with but radiatively equilibrated to the atmospheric system. Climate Change Czar Carol Browner on Hacked Emails: ‘Who Cares?’ - Vladimir’s blog - RedState
  • The Victorian cells date back to the mid 19th Century when anyone, from drunkards to murderers, would have been locked away in dark, damp and cold conditions with only a concrete slab for a bed.
  • Thankfully, there are many private foundations that apolitically adhere to the great traditions of American philanthropic giving, traditions that date back to the founding of this country. Should Charity Begin at Home or in Washington?
  • And some fossil catfishes, lungfishes, and characins date back to the Late Cretaceous, 70 million years ago.
  • Across in Biggar, the bonfire celebrations date back to the pagan times when fire was worshipped.
  • These date back to the 6th century BC, but there is some dispute over whether these religions can be classified as atheistic, in the sense of denying the existence of gods, as many other branches of these religions do incorporate deity worship. Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • Preparations are already under way to display 100 royal hats, some of which date back to the Queen's accession to the throne in 1952.
  • If we turn to the faithful OED, the word is said to date back to the eighteenth century and was used by the great literates of Swift and Dickens.
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