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date

noun · Say it: DAYT

What it means

Foundation

a particular day of the month or year

Please write the date at the top of your maths page.

Similar and opposite words

Synonyms (similar meaning)

  • day
  • occasion
  • time

More examples

  • The date of Jack's birthday party is the fourteenth of June.

Where the word comes from

From Latin 'data', meaning given, used at the start of letters to show when they were written.

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