dater


date 1

D0035900 (dāt)n.1. a. The time stated in terms of the day, month, and year: What is the date of your birth?b. A statement of calendar time, as on a document.2. a. A particular point or period of time at which something happened or existed, or is expected to happen: the date of their wedding.b. dates The years of someone's birth and death: Beethoven's dates were 1770 to 1827.3. The time during which something lasts; duration: "Summer's lease hath all too short a date" (Shakespeare).4. The time or historical period to which something belongs: artifacts of a later date.5. An appointment: a luncheon date with a client. See Synonyms at engagement.6. a. An engagement to go out socially with another person, often out of romantic interest.b. One's companion on such an outing.7. An engagement for a performance: has four singing dates this month.v. dat·ed, dat·ing, dates v.tr.1. To mark or supply with a date: date a letter.2. To determine the date of: date a fossil.3. To betray the age of: Pictures of old cars date the book.4. To go on a date or dates with.v.intr.1. To have origin in a particular time in the past: This statue dates from 500 bc.2. To become old-fashioned.3. To go on dates.Idioms: out of date No longer in style; old-fashioned: clothes that went out of date last year. to date Until now: To date, only half of those invited have responded. up to date In or into accordance with current information, styles, or technology: brought me up to date on the project's status.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin data, from Latin data (Romae), issued (at Rome) (on a certain day), feminine past participle of dare, to give; see dō- in Indo-European roots.]
dat′a·ble, date′a·ble adj.dat′er n.

date 2

D0035900 (dāt)n.1. The sweet, edible, oblong or oval fruit of the date palm, containing a narrow, hard seed.2. A date palm.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Old Provençal datil, from Latin dactylus, from Greek daktulos, finger, date (from its shape).]

dater

(ˈdeɪtə) n1. a person who marks something with a date2. a piece of equipment for marking something with a date3. a person who meets another person, usually of the opposite sex, socially at an agreed time
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datario