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dates
We have found lemma(root) word of dates : date.
Definitions
[deɪt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the day of the month or year as specified by a number
(e.g: what's the date today?)
- a social or romantic appointment or engagement
(e.g: I've got a hot date)
Phrases:
- to date
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
[deɪt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- establish or ascertain the date of (an object or event)
(e.g: they date the paintings to 1460–70)
- reveal (someone) as being old-fashioned
(e.g: jazzy—does that word date me?)
- go out with (someone in whom one is romantically or sexually interested)
(e.g: a few years ago, I dated the ex of a friend)
Phrases:
- to date
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
[deɪt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a sweet, dark brown oval fruit containing a hard stone, usually eaten dried
- a tall palm tree which bears clusters of dates, native to western Asia and North Africa
Phrases:
Origin
:
Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek daktulos ‘finger’ (because of the fingerlike shape of its leaves)
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