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   date

   /deɪt/

   noun

   • 1. the day of the month or year as specified by a number: "what's the date today?" Similar dayday of the monthoccasionyearanniversarytime
   • ▪ a particular day or year when a given event occurred or will occur: "1066 is the most famous date in English history"
   • ▪ the years of a particular person's birth and death or of the beginning and end of a particular period or event.
   • ▪ the period of time to which an artefact or structure belongs: "the church is the largest of its date" Similar agetimeperioderaepochcenturydecadeyearstage
   • 2. a social or romantic appointment or engagement: "I've got a hot date" Similar appointmentmeetingengagementrendezvousassignationcommitmentfixtureliterary:tryst
   • ▪ a person with whom one has a date: "my date isn't going to show, it seems" Similar partnerescortgirlfriendboyfriendyoung ladyyoung manwoman friendlady friendman friendmanboygirlqueridainformal:steadybirdfella
   • ▪ a musical or theatrical engagement or performance, especially as part of a tour: "most large bands play one big date in Scotland"

   verb

   • 1. establish or ascertain the date of (an object or event): "they date the paintings to 1460–70" Similar assign a date toestablish/determine/ascertain the date ofput a date on/toestablish/determine/ascertain the age ofcarbon-date
   • ▪ mark with a date: "sign and date the document" Similar become old-fashionedbecome outmodedbecome obsoletebecome datedshow its age
   • ▪ originate at a particular time; have existed since: "the controversy dates back to 1986" Similar was made inwas built inwas created incame into being inbears the date oforiginates incomes frombelongs togoes back tohas existed since
   • 2. reveal (someone) as being old-fashioned: "jazzy—does that word date me?"
   • ▪ seem old-fashioned: "the coat may be pricey but it will never date" Similar become old-fashionedbecome outmodedbecome obsoletebecome datedshow its age
   • 3. go out with (someone in whom one is romantically or sexually interested): "a few years ago, I dated the ex of a friend" Similar go out withtake outgo around withgo withbe involved withbe romantically linked withseecourtwooinformal:go steady withstep out withtrack square with

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin data, feminine past participle of dare ‘give’; from the Latin formula used in dating letters, data (epistola) ‘(letter) given or delivered’, to record a particular time or place.

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   noun. a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen: July 4, 1776 was the date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. the day of the month: Is today's date the 7th or the 8th? an inscription on a writing, coin, etc., that shows the time, or time and place, of writing, casting, delivery, etc.:

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   Date can mean a day of each year, like May 1st, or one historical day, like May 1st, 1873. You make a date to meet someone for dinner. You date your letter. If you make many appointments with one special lady, you're dating her. A date is also a fruit, from the date palm.

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