date of reference vs date

date vs date of reference

date of reference and date both are nouns.

date of reference is not a verb while date is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
date of reference	Yes	No	No	No
date	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, date is a hypernym of date of reference; that is, date is a word with a broader meaning than date of reference:

date of reference: (astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded
date: the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred

date of reference (noun)	date (noun)
(astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded	sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed
	a meeting arranged in advance
	a participant in a date
	the specified day of the month
	the present
	the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred
	a particular day specified as the time something happens

date of reference (verb)	date (verb)
	assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of
	provide with a dateline; mark with a date
	stamp with a date
	go on a date with
	date regularly; have a steady relationship with

Difference between date of reference and date

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