date line

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [deyt lahyn]
- /deɪt laɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [deyt lahyn]
- /deɪt laɪn/

Definitions of date line words

noun date line international date line 3
noun date line a theoretical line following approximately the 180th meridian, the regions to the east of which are counted as being one day earlier in their calendar dates than the regions to the west. 1

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Origin of date line

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

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Parts of speech for Date line

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Date line

date line popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

date line usage trend in Literature

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