el

masculine

/ˈda.to/

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Translation

fact, piece of data, datum

Word origin

From Latin datum ('something given'), the past participle of dare ('to give'). The same root gives English data and datum.

Origin: Latin
Root: datum
English cognates: data, datum

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluraldatos

Examples

I need one more piece of data before making the decision.

The data from the study are very clear.

That fact does not appear in the official report.

We keep all the customer data on the computer.

A single fact can change the whole story.

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This word is part of lesson 24.