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date

noun
/deɪt/

Etymology

From Middle English date, from Old French date, datil, datille, from Latin dactylus (likely via Old Provençal datil), from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”) (from the resemblance of the date to a human finger), probably a folk-etymological alteration of a word from a Semitic source such as Arabic دَقَل (daqal, “variety of date palm”) or Hebrew דֶּקֶל (deqel, “date palm”). Doublet of dactyl and dactylus.

  1. derived from דֶּקֶל — “date palm”
  2. derived from دَقَل — “variety of date palm”
  3. derived from δάκτυλος — “finger”
  4. derived from datil
  5. derived from dactylus
  6. derived from date
  7. inherited from date

Definitions

  1. The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive,…

    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.

  3. The anus.

    • The bullet took the middle finger of his right hand clean off […]. ‘He sure won't be sticking that finger up his date again,’ said Max.
    • Black Superman could kiss his date, the little faggot.
  4. ›+ 18 more definitions

    1. The addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (especially…

      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.
      • US date : 05/24/08 = Tuesday, May 24th, 2008. UK date : 24/05/08 = Tuesday 24th May 2008.
      • And bonds without a date, they say, are void.

    2. A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to…

      A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.

      • the date for pleading
      • The start date for the festival is September 2.
      • He at once, Down the long series of eventful time, So fix'd the dates of being, so disposed To every living soul of every kind The field of motion, and the hour of rest.

    3. A point in time.

      • You may need that at a later date.

    4. An assigned end

      An assigned end; a conclusion.

      • What Time would spare, from Steel receives its date.

    5. A given or assigned length of life

      A given or assigned length of life; duration.

      • Good luck prolonged hath thy date.

    6. A pre-arranged meeting.

      • I arranged a date with my Australian business partners.
      • "Why, Mr. Nisbet! I thought you were in New York." "I had a telegram this morning, calling the date off,"

    7. One's companion for social activities or occasions, especially a romantic partner.

      • I brought Melinda to the wedding as my date.

    8. A romantic meeting or outing with a lover or potential lover, or the person so met.

      • We really hit it off on the first date, so we decided to meet the week after.
      • The cinema is a popular place to take someone on a date.

    9. To note the time or place of writing or executing

      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
      • You will be surprised, I don't question, to find among your correspondencies in foreign parts, a letter dated from Blois.
      • I keep to the very words of the letter; but that, by "this State," is meant the State of Pennsylvania, cannot be doubted, especially when we see that the letter is dated at Philadelphia.

    10. To note or fix the time of (an event)

      To note or fix the time of (an event); to give the date of.

      • The writer dates the festival on June 21st, which is probably a mistake.

    11. To determine the age of something.

      • to date the building of the pyramids

    12. To take (someone) on a date, or a series of dates.

    13. To have a steady relationship with

      To have a steady relationship with; to be romantically involved with.

      • Jessica Simpson reportedly went on a drinking binge after discovering ex-boyfriend John Mayer is dating Jennifer Aniston.

    14. To have a steady relationship with each other

      To have a steady relationship with each other; to be romantically involved with each other.

      • They met a couple of years ago, but have been dating for about five months.

    15. To make or become old, especially in such a way as to fall out of fashion, become less…

      To make or become old, especially in such a way as to fall out of fashion, become less appealing or attractive, etc.

      • This show hasn't dated well.
      • The comedian dated himself by making quips about bands from the 1960s.
      • In these days of decimalization and metrication it is a pity that SI units were not used as this will date a very useful little book prematurely.

    16. To have beginning

      To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned.

      • The Batavian republic dates from the successes of the French arms.

    17. A surname.

    18. A ghost town in Perkins County, South Dakota, United States.

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Derived

Chinese date, date bread, date fish, datelike, date mussel, date-nut bread, date palm, date plum, date shell, date tree, airdate, angel date, bear date, best-before date, best before date, best-by date, birthdate, blackout date, blind date, carbon-date, catch a date, cheap date, closing date, crewdate, crew date, cyberdate, dateaversary, datebook, date coaching, dateless, dateline, Date Line, datemark, date night, date of birth, date of death, date rape, date-rape, date rape drug, date rapist · +82 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at date. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at date. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at date

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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