date back

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date back (to someone or some time)

to have origins that extend back to the time of someone or something. This part of the palace dates back to Catherine the Great. This is old! It really must date back.

See also: back, date

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The vendetta might conceivably date back to the man's first marriage, and the ring be taken for some such reason. The Valley of Fear by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context More results

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