crossdate

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verb

To date two trees by analysis of their tree rings and, thus, show that rings on either tree were made in the same year

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Meanings

verbcrossdate (third-person singular simple present crossdates, present participle crossdating, simple past and past participle crossdated)

present singular third person crossdates · participle present crossdating · participle past crossdated · past crossdated

  1. To date two trees by analysis of their tree rings and, thus, show that rings on either tree were made in the same year

Origin

From cross- + date.

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Cite this entry
APA

crossdate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossdate

MLA

“crossdate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossdate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crossdate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossdate.

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