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carbon-date

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[kahr-buhn-deyt] / ˈkɑr bənˌdeɪt /

verb (used with object)

carbon-dated, carbon-dating

  1. to estimate the age of (an object of plant or animal origin) by radiocarbon dating.

Etymology

Origin of carbon-date

First recorded in 1965–70

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