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dates

/deɪts/ · noun

Meaning

  1. 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.
  2. The date palm.
  3. 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.
  4. A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.
  5. A point in time.
  6. Assigned end; conclusion.
  7. Given or assigned length of life; duration.
  8. A pre-arranged meeting.
  9. To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.
  10. To note or fix the time of (an event); to give the date of.
  11. To determine the age of something.
  12. To take (someone) on a date, or a series of dates.
  13. (by extension) To have a steady relationship with; to be romantically involved with.
  14. (by extension) To have a steady relationship with each other; to be romantically involved with each other.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data