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Definition of datum noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

datum

noun
 
/ˈdeɪtəm/
 
/ˈdeɪtəm/
(plural data)
(specialist)
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  1. a fact or piece of information see also data
    More Like This Easily-confused plural/​singular formsEasily-confused plural/​singular forms
    Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘something given’, neuter past participle of dare ‘give’.
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