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Meaning of dates
noun
- The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel. Example: We made a nice cake from dates.
- The date palm. Example: There were a few dates planted around the house.
noun
- The addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (especially the day, month, and year) when the writing or inscription was given, executed, or made. Example: the date of a letter, of a will, of a deed, of a coin, etc.
- A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time. Example: Do you know the date of the wedding?
- A point in time. Example: You may need that at a later date.
- Assigned end; conclusion.
- Given or assigned length of life; duration.
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.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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