dates

Noun (1)

date (plural dates)

1. 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. (Australia, New Zealand) 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.1996, Peter Doyle, Get Rich Quick

Noun (2)

date (plural dates)

1. 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.
2. 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
3. A point in time.
   • You may need that at a later date.

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