date1
n.
- the day of the month or year as specified by a number.
- a day or year when a given event occurred or will occur.
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(dates)
the years of a person's birth and death or of the beginning and end of a period or event.
▸the period of time to which something belongs.
- a social or romantic appointment.
- a musical or theatrical performance, especially as part of a tour.
v.
- establish the date of.
▸mark with a date.
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(date from or back to)
have existed since.
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[often as adj. dated]
appear or cause to appear old-fashioned.
- informal go on a date with.
Phrase
Derivative
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from med. L. data, fem. past part. of dare ‘give’; from the L. formula used in dating letters, data (epistola) ‘(letter) given or delivered’.
date2
n.
- a sweet, dark brown, oval fruit with a hard stone, usually eaten dried.
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(also date palm)
a tall palm tree which bears clusters of dates, native to western Asia and North Africa.
[Phoenix dactylifera.]
Etymology
ME: from OFr., via L. from Gk daktulos ‘finger’ (because of the finger-like shape of its leaves).