datum

Definitions of datum
  1. noun
    the specified day of the month
    synonyms: dagtekening, dat., datering
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    examples:
    D-day
    date of the Allied landing in France, World War II
    types:
    valutadag, valutadatum, vervaldag, vervaldatum, volwassenheid
    the date on which an obligation must be repaid
    geboortedag
    the date on which a person was born
    type of:
    d, dag, etmaal
    time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
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