date
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[ deyt ]
/ deɪt /
noun
verb (used without object), dat·ed, dat·ing.
verb (used with object), dat·ed, dat·ing.
Idioms for date
to date,
up to the present time; until now: This is his best book to date.
up to date,
in agreement with or inclusive of the latest information; modern: Bring us up to date on the news.
Origin of date
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1275–1325; (noun) Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin
data, noun use of
data (feminine of
datus, past participle of
dare to give), from the phrase
data (
Romae) written, given (at Rome); (v.) Middle English
daten to sign or date a document, derivative of the noun
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British Dictionary definitions for dating (1 of 3)
dating
/ (ˈdeɪtɪŋ) /
noun
any of several techniques, such as radioactive dating, dendrochronology, or varve dating, for establishing the age of rocks, palaeontological or archaeological specimens, etc
British Dictionary definitions for dating (2 of 3)
date
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/ (deɪt) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of date
datable or dateable, adjective dateless, adjectiveWord Origin for date
C14: from Old French, from Latin
dare to give, as in the phrase
epistula data Romae letter handed over at Rome
undefined date
See
year
British Dictionary definitions for dating (3 of 3)
date
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/ (deɪt) /
noun
the fruit of the date palm, having sweet edible flesh and a single large woody seed
short for date palm
Word Origin for date
C13: from Old French, from Latin, from Greek
daktulos finger
Idioms and Phrases with dating
date