Ante/Post

antecedents(n.pl.) ancestors; forebears; predecessors antedate (v) 1 assign a date before the true date 2 come before in date; predate; precede postdate (v) assign a date after the true date ante meridian (adj) before noon post meridian (adj) after noon anteroom (n) room placed before and forming an entrance to another; antechamber; waiting room postgraduate (adj) having to do with study after graduation, especially after graduation form college postmortem (n) 1 thorough examination of a body after death; autopsy 2 detailed analysis or discussion of an event just ended postscript (n) note added to a letter after it has been written