carbon-date
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of carbon-date
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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A small amount of carbon-14 was also added so future scientists would be able to carbon-date the package from the past.
From Salon
I don’t personally think that you need to carbon-date every incident, or that everything needs to be shoved in an evidence bag and waved in the other person’s face.
From Seattle Times
I’ve noticed that some of the most devoted readers tend to carbon-date themselves by editor.
From The Guardian
Specific references instantly carbon-date those films, rendering them ever more unintelligible to future viewers.
From The Guardian
When did the modern four-day reality Punch & Judy big-ticket hearing really start, in your view, or, you can’t carbon-date it like that?
From Slate
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