date
noun
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen.
datable
-
a word derived from
date.
Example Sentences
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The privileging of fixed points in linear time nearly guaranteed the erasure of Native histories, irreducible to dated or datable events.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2022
As particles in the air settle to the bottom of the lake, they form datable layers.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 3, 2021
Officials said bricks, datable pieces of 19th-century pottery, a button, a drawer pull, a pipe stem, old records and the location all pointed to the spot being the likely site of the Ben Ross cabin.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2021
The difference in playing Dallas or Chicago may be datable.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2018
Excavated insignia from datable sites have also reduced the problem considerably.
From American Military Insignia 1800-1851 by Campbell, J. Duncan
