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  • 11date — [n1] point in time; particular day or time age, century, course, day, duration, epoch, era, generation, hour, juncture, moment, period, quarter, reign, span, spell, stage, term, time, while, year; concepts 800,801,802,815 date [n2] social… …

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  • 12date — date1 [dāt] n. [ME < OFr < L data, fem. of datus, pp. of dare, to give (the first word in Roman letters, giving the place and time of writing, as data Romae, lit., given at Rome) < IE base * dō , to give > Gr dōron, gift, didonai, to… …

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  • 13Date — Date, n.[F. datte, L. dactylus, fr. Gr. ?, prob. not the same word as da ktylos finger, but of Semitic origin.] (Bot.) The fruit of the date palm; also, the date palm itself. [1913 Webster] Note: This fruit is somewhat in the shape of an olive,… …

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  • 14date — Ⅰ. date [1] ► NOUN 1) the day of the month or year as specified by a number. 2) a day or year when a given event occurred or will occur. 3) informal a social or romantic appointment. 4) a musical or theatrical performance, especially as part of a …

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  • 15date — ‘time of an event’ and date ‘fruit’ are distinct words in English, and perhaps unexpectedly the latter [13] entered the language a century before the former. It came via Old French date and Latin dactylus from Greek dáktulos, which originally… …

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  • 16Date — Date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dating}.] [Cf. F. dater. See 2d {Date}.] 1. To note the time of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution; as, to date a letter, a bond, a deed, or a charter.… …

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  • 17date — ‘time of an event’ and date ‘fruit’ are distinct words in English, and perhaps unexpectedly the latter [13] entered the language a century before the former. It came via Old French date and Latin dactylus from Greek dáktulos, which originally… …

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  • 18Date — [deit] das; [s], s <aus gleichbed. engl. date, eigtl. »Datum«>: 1. Verabredung, Treffen. 2. jmd., mit dem man ein Date (1) hat …

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  • 19Date — Date, v. i. To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned; with from. [1913 Webster] The Batavian republic dates from the successes of the French arms. E. Everett. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 20daté — daté, ée (da té, tée) part. passé. Qui a une date. Lettre datée du mois d avril. Pièce non datée. •   Quoique ma lettre soit datée du dimanche, je l écris aujourd hui samedi soir, SÉV. 1er oct. 1684 …

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