date back

/deɪt bæk/
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Other forms: dating back; dates back; dated back

Definitions of date back
  1. verb
    belong to an earlier time
    “This story dates back 200 years”
    synonyms: date from, go back
    see moresee less
    types:
    ascend
    go back in order of genealogical succession
    type of:
    initiate, originate, start
    bring into being
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