Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

day-and-date

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.14 in modern English

Syllables
day-and--date
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: specifying which time data is to be filled in: the day of the week and the calendar date, such as "Friday, 17 May".

adj

Designating the release of a film on multiple platforms, most commonly theatrical and home video, on the exact same day, or in very close proximity to each other.

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What does day-and-date mean?
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: specifying which time data is to be filled in: the day of the week and the calendar date, such as "Friday, 17 May".

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