date
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.
Example
“We made a nice cake from dates.”
Other meanings
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.”
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”
Synonyms
- day of the month
Example sentences
Word history
From Hebrew "דֶּקֶל" (date palm).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “date” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.