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release datenoun

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What does the noun release date mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun release date. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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How common is the noun release date?

About 0.2occurrences per million words in modern written English

1900	0.0063
1910	0.012
1920	0.019
1930	0.029
1940	0.038
1950	0.058
1960	0.078
1970	0.1
1980	0.14
1990	0.19
2000	0.21
2010	0.23

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Where does the noun release date come from?

Earliest known use

1900s

The earliest known use of the noun release date is in the 1900s.

OED's earliest evidence for release date is from 1904, in Booklovers Magazine.

release date is formed within English, by compounding.

Etymons: release n., date n.2

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Nearby entries

relearn, v.1694–
relearning, n.1859–
releasable, adj.1611–
releasant, n.1606
release, n.1344–
release, v.¹a1325–
re-lease, v.²1823–
release agent, n.1938–
release behaviour | release behavior, n.1939–
released, adj.1587–
release date, n.1904–
releasee, n.a1612–
release form, n.1906–
release group, n.1944–
releasement, n.1548–
release note, n.1837–
release paper, n.1847–
releaser, n.?a1475–
release therapy, n.1938–
release version, n.1957–
releasing, n.1395–

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Entry history for release date, n.

Originally published as part of the entry for release, n.

release, n. was revised in December 2009

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Nearby entries

relearn, v.1694–
relearning, n.1859–
releasable, adj.1611–
releasant, n.1606
release, n.1344–
release, v.¹a1325–
re-lease, v.²1823–
release agent, n.1938–
release behaviour | release behavior, n.1939–
released, adj.1587–
release date, n.1904–
releasee, n.a1612–
release form, n.1906–
release group, n.1944–
releasement, n.1548–
release note, n.1837–
release paper, n.1847–
releaser, n.?a1475–
release therapy, n.1938–
release version, n.1957–
releasing, n.1395–

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