dates

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/deɪts/

A form of date — 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.

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Meanings

dates1

noun
  1. pluralplural of date
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of date

Dates2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Date

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dates

statesratesplatesgatesweightsbatesmateswaitsskatesyatesgreatsfateslateseightsUnited States
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Anagrams

steadstadeDestasatedDeatsdesatsadettsade
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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