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The correct spelling is dates.
How to pronounce dates
/deɪts/
nounIPA: /deɪts/
Say it like: Dat-es
The correct spelling is dates. 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. For example: "We made a nice cake from dates."
Usage Examples
“We made a nice cake from dates.”
“There were a few dates planted around the house.”
“the date of a letter, of a will, of a deed, of a coin, etc.”
Meanings
noun
- 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.
- 2.The date palm.
- 3.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.
- 4.A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.
- 5.A point in time.
verb
- 1.To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.
- 2.To note or fix the time of (an event); to give the date of.
- 3.To determine the age of something.
- 4.To take (someone) on a date, or a series of dates.
- 5.(by extension) To have a steady relationship with; to be romantically involved with.
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