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date.

date (point in time)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/dat/
  1. date (point in time)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French date, a borrowing from Late Latin data, from the feminine of Latin datus.

noun/dɛjt/
  1. date (romantic meeting)

    feminine · slang
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English date.

noun/dɛjt/
  1. date (person you go on a romantic meeting with)

    masculine · slang
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English date.

verb/dat/
  1. inflection of dater: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of dater: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French date, a borrowing from Late Latin data, from the feminine of Latin datus.

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