a kind of small brown fruit (of the date-palm)
point in time; particular day or time
Cases of word usage
1) something out of date either now or in a description of past events (anachronism)
2) a celebration on a day when something happened on the same date a year, or many years, before (anniversary)
3) very old-fashioned; very out of date (antediluvian)
4) old and out of date (antiquated)
5) to put off (an action, decision etc) until a later date or time (defer)
6) to confuse (a person) so that he or she does not know a place, the time, the date etc (disoriented)
7) a day or evening before a religious festival or any date or event; evening (eve)
8) to make (something) suitable for present-day needs; bring (a thing, system etc) up to date (modernize)
9) that can be moved; varying in date (movable)
10) to put on (a letter, cheque etc) a date later than the date of writing (post-date)