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.
The date palm.
There were a few dates planted around the house.
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.
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
To note or fix the time of (an event); to give the date of.
A surname.
A ghost town in Perkins County, South Dakota, United States.
From Middle English date, from Old French date, from Late Latin data, from Latin datus (“given”), past participle of dare (“to give”); from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- (“to give”). Doublet of data.
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The writer dates the festival on June 21st, which is probably a mistake.
To determine the age of something.
to date the building of the pyramids