"online date" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: online dates [plural]
Etymology: From online + date. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|online|date}} online + date Head templates: {{en-noun}} online date (plural online dates)
  1. A date over the Internet. Related terms: online dating
    Sense id: en-online_date-en-noun-TxEdXn0T
  2. A person dated over the Internet.
    Sense id: en-online_date-en-noun-kDiYMyfS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Forms: online dates [present, singular, third-person], online dating [participle, present], online dated [participle, past], online dated [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from online dating. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|online dating}} Back-formation from online dating Head templates: {{en-verb}} online date (third-person singular simple present online dates, present participle online dating, simple past and past participle online dated)
  1. To date over the Internet. Synonyms: online-date
    Sense id: en-online_date-en-verb-Kawtclvz Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English back-formations: 12 11 77 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 15 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 13 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 9 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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