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Dates

/deɪts/

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.

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📖 Definitions of "Dates"

noun

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.
"We made a nice cake from dates."
2
The date palm.
"There were a few dates planted around the house."

noun

1
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.
"the date of a letter, of a will, of a deed, of a coin, etc."
2
A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.
"Do you know the date of the wedding?"
3
A point in time.
"You may need that at a later date."
4
Assigned end; conclusion.

verb

1
To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.
"to date a letter, a bond, a deed, or a charter"
2
To note or fix the time of (an event); to give the date of.
3
To determine the age of something.
"to date the building of the pyramids"
4
To take (someone) on a date, or a series of dates.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dates"

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go steadyverb	(intransitive, colloquial, dated) To date one person regularly and exclusively.
escortnoun	An accompanying person in a social gathering, etc.
engagementnoun	(uncountable, by extension, about human emotional state) The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next.
go outverb	(idiomatic) To leave one's abode to go to public places, especially for recreation or entertainment.
appointmentnoun	An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.
seenoun	A diocese, archdiocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop or an archbishop.
date stampverb	stamp with a date
day of the monthnoun	the specified day of the month
agesnoun	(hyperbolic) A long time.
appointmentsnoun	An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.
arrowsnoun	(heraldry) Short darts feathered at the ends.
calendarnoun	Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years.
comesnoun	(music) The answer to the theme, or dux, in a fugue.
companionsnoun	A friend, acquaintance, or partner; someone with whom one spends time or accompanies
conquestsnoun	An act or instance of achieving victory through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.
datanoun	(collective) Material recorded and known or assumed as facts and used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation, represented especially in the form of numbers, and is usually structured (such as statistics).
daynoun	A period of time equal or almost equal to a full day-night cycle, being 24 hours long.
daysnoun	A particular time or period of vague extent.
deadlinenoun	A time limit in the form of a date on or before which something must be completed.
deadlinesnoun	A time limit in the form of a date on or before which something must be completed.