datedness


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dat·ed

 (dā′tĭd)
adj.
1. Marked with or displaying a date.
2. Old-fashioned; out-of-date.

dat′ed·ly adv.
dat′ed·ness n.
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datedness

(ˈdeɪtɪdnəs)
n
1. the state of being old-fashioned
2. the state of being too old
3. the state of being labelled with a date
4. the state of being incongruous with current times
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