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Meaning of dated
verb
- To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution. Example: to date a letter, a bond, a deed, or a charter
- To note or fix the time of (an event); to give the date of.
- To determine the age of something. Example: to date the building of the pyramids
- To take (someone) on a date, or a series of dates.
- (by extension) To have a steady relationship with; to be romantically involved with.
adjective
- Marked with a date. Example: The first dated entry in the diary was from October 1922.
- Outdated. Example: "Omnibus" is a dated term for a bus.
- Anachronistic; being obviously inappropriate for its present context. Example: Calling a happy person gay seems awfully dated nowadays; people will assume you mean something else.
- No longer fashionable. Example: Slang can become dated very quickly.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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