Definition of date back
: to have come into being (a number of years ago)
a custom that dates back 400 years
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“Date back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/date%20back. Accessed 17 Jun. 2021.
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