dating

noun

/ˈdeɪt.ɪŋ/UK

Definitions

1
A form of romantic courtship typically between two individuals with the aim of assessing…
A form of romantic courtship typically between two individuals with the aim of assessing the other's suitability as a partner in an intimate relationship or as a spouse.
- Janet was surprised at how much casual dating had changed since she was last single.
- We met on a popular dating app.
2
An estimation of the age of an artifact, biological vestige, linguistic usage, etc.
- Finally, with the exception of the rug in the paintings of Willem Duyster, the datings of both groups approximately agree;
- The results almost always used to illustrate this are the datings of human bones from the Sct. Drotten Church in Lund.
3
The setting of a date on which an event or transaction is to take place or take effect.
- But C.O.D. datings are relatively rare. They are so disliked by buyers that they are used by sellers only when the latter are quite uncertain of a buyer's ability and willingness to pay.
- Seasonal datings are special credit terms that are sometimes offered to retailers when sales are highly concentrated in one or more periods during the year.
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1. present participle and gerund of date

The neighborhood

Derived

age-dating, antidating, cyberdating, dating coach, dating sim, dating simulator, hyperdating, interdating, nondating, radiodating, teledating

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at dating. 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.

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

7 hops · closes at dating

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

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