DATE BACK (TO ... )


Meaning of DATE BACK (TO ... ) in English

date back (to ... ) | ˈdate from ...

to have existed since a particular time in the past or for the length of time mentioned :

The college dates back to medieval times.

The custom dates back hundreds of years.

a law dating from the 17th century

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.