Named Entity Recognition 25.4
Named Entity Recognition User and Programming Guide

# D

date_chi.ecr
Entity | Description
--- | ---
date/season/chi | The four seasons in Chinese.
date/season_simplified/chi | The four seasons in simplified Chinese.
date/solar_term/chi | The solar terms in Chinese.
date/solar_term_simplified/chi | The solar terms in simplified Chinese.
date/yyyy/chi | The year in Chinese.
date/yyyy_simplified/chi | The year in simplified Chinese and ASCII numbers.
date/mm/chi | The month in Chinese.
date/mm_simplified/chi | The month in simplified Chinese and ASCII numbers.
date/ddd/chi | The day of the week in Chinese.
date/ddd_simplified/chi | The day of the week in simplified Chinese.
date/rel_period/chi | A period relative to the current date in Chinese.
date/rel_period_simplified/chi | A period relative to the current date in simplified Chinese.
date/period/chi | A fixed period of time in Chinese.
date/period_simplified/chi | A fixed period of time in simplified Chinese.
date/rel_day/chi | A day relative to the current date in Chinese.
date/rel_day_simplified/chi | A day relative to the current date in simplified Chinese.
date/ddd_dd/chi | The day of the week and the day of the month in Chinese.
date/ddd_dd_simplified/chi | The day of the week and the day of the month in simplified Chinese and ASCII numbers.
date/ddd_mmdd/chi | The day of the week and the month and day in Chinese.
date/ddd_mmdd_simplified | The day of the week and the month and day in simplified Chinese and ASCII numbers.
date/mmdd/chi | The month and day in Chinese.
date/mmdd_simplified | The month and day in simplified Chinese and ASCII numbers.
date/mmdd_ddd/chi | The month, day, and day of the week in Chinese.
date/mmdd_ddd_simplified/chi | The month, day, and day of the week in simplified Chinese and ASCII numbers.
date/yyyymmdd/chi | The year, month, and day in Chinese.
date/yyyymmdd_simplified/chi | The year, month, and day in simplified Chinese and ASCII numbers.
date/yyyymmdd_ddd/chi | The year, month, day, and day of the week in Chinese.
date/yyyymmdd_ddd_simplified/chi | The year, month, day, and day of the week in simplified Chinese and ASCII numbers.
date/lunar_mmdd/chi | The month and the day of the lunar calendar in Chinese.
date/lunar_mmdd_simplified/chi | The month and the day of the lunar calendar in simplified Chinese and ASCII numbers.
date/chi | A date in any format in Chinese.
date/simplified/chi | A date in any format in simplified Chinese and ASCII numbers.
date/day_and_time/chi | A time of day on a specific or relative date in Chinese.
date/day_and_time_simplified/chi | A time of day on a specific or relative date in simplified Chinese and ASCII numbers.

date_eng.ecr
Entity | Description
--- | ---
date/season/eng | The four seasons in English. For example, Winter, Spring.
date/year/eng | A year in English, in any format.
date/mmm/eng | The month in English, written in full or in short form. For example, September, Sept.
date/ddd/eng | The day of the week in English. For example, Monday, Tuesday.
date/rel_period/eng | A period relative to the current date in English.
date/rel_day/eng | A day relative to the current date in English.
date/mmmdd/eng | The month and day in English. For example, January 5th, January 5, or January the 5th.
date/ddmmm/eng | The day and month in English. For example, 5th January, 5 January, or 5th of January.
date/day_date/eng | The date preceded by the day of the week in English. For example, Sat January 5, Saturday the 5th Jan.
date/month_dd_year/eng | The month, day, and year in English. For example, January 5th, 2008.
date/dd_month_year/eng | The day, month, and year in English. For example, 5th January, 2008.
date/day_date_year/eng | The date and year, preceded by the day of the week, in English. For example, Saturday, January 5th, 2008.
date/mmm_year/eng | The month and year in English. For example, January 2008.
date/eng | A date in any format in English. Supported formats include: Date and month, with optional day and optional year: 04 Oct 2008 4th October 2008 4 Oct 4th of October 2008 October 4th 2008 4th Oct '08 04 OCTOBER '08 Saturday, October the 4th Sat 4th of Oct SATURDAY 4 OCTOBER 2008 SAT OCT 4 Sat. 4 Oct. 2008 Extra delimiter support for formats where the year is present: 04_OCT_2008 4.10.08 04/10/2008 Saturday 4-10-08 04102008 (years 1970-2029 only) 28-10-2008 10/28/08 OCT 28 2008

date_fre.ecr
Entity | Description
--- | ---
date/season/fre | The seasons in French. For example, l'Hiver, saison des pluies.
date/ddd/fre | A day of the week, in French. For example, Lundi, Mardi, VEN.
date/mmm/fre | Month, written in full or in short form, in French. For example, Septembre, Sept.
date/year/fre | A year in any format.
date/ddmmm/fre | The day and month in French. For example, 5e Janvier, 5 Janvier.
date/day_date/fre | The day and month in French, preceded by the day of the week. For example, Samedi, 5 Janvier.
date/date_year/fre | The day, month, and year in French. For example, 5 Janvier, 2008.
date/day_date_year/fre | The day, month, and year in French, preceded by the day of the week. For example, Samedi, 5 Janvier, 2008.
date/mmm_year/fre | The month and year in French. For example, Janvier, 2008.
date/fre | A date in any format in French. Supported formats include: Date and month, with optional day and optional year: 04 OCT. 2008 4ième Octobre 2008 4 Oct 4 10 '08 04 OCTOBRE '08 Samedi, 4 Oct SAMEDI 4 OCTOBRE 2008 Sam. 4 Oct. 2008 Extra delimiter support for formats where the year is present: 04_OCT_2008 04/10/2008 Samedi 4-10-08 04102008 (years 1970-2029 only)

date_ger.ecr
Entity | Description
--- | ---
date/ddd/ger | A day of the week in German. For example, Montag, Dienstag.
date/mmm/ger | A month in German. For example, März.
date/year/ger | A year in any format.
date/ddmmyyyy_dotspace/ger | dd. mm. yyyy. For example, 5. 1. 2008.
date/ddmmm/ger | The day and month in German. For example, 5 Januar.
date/day_date/ger | The day and month in German, preceded by the day of the week. For example, Samstag, 5. Januar.
date/date_year/ger | The day, month, and year in German. For example, 5. Januar, 2008.
date/day_date_year/ger | The day, month, and year in German, preceded by the day of the week. For example, Samstag, 5. Januar, 2008.
date/ger | A date in any numeric format in German. Supported formats include: Date and month, with optional day and optional year: 04 Okt 2008 4 OKTOBER 2008 4. okt 4 Oktober '08 04 OCT. '08 04. 2. 2007 Samstag, 03.2.2007 SONNABEND 4 OKTOBER 2008 SA 04 OKT Sa. 4. Okt. 2008 Extra delimiter support for formats where the year is present: 04_OKT_2008 04/10/2008 SA. 04-Okt-2008 04102008 (years 1970-2029 only) 28-10-2008
date/mmm_year/ger | The month and year in German. For example, Januar 2008.

date_ita.ecr
Entity | Description
--- | ---
date/season/ita | The seasons in Italian. For example, la primavera, l’inverno.
date/ddd/ita | A day of the week in Italian. For example, lunedì, MAR.
date/mmm/ita | A month in Italian. For example, gen., FEBBRAIO.
date/year/ita | A year in any format.
date/ddmmm/ita | The day and month in Italian. For example, 5 di gennaio.
date/day_date/ita | The day and month in Italian, preceded by the day of the week. For example, sabato 5 di gennaio.
date/date_year/ita | The day, month, and year in Italian. For example, 5 di gennaio del 2008.
date/day_date_year/ita | The day, month, and year in Italian, preceded by the day of the week. For example, sabato 5 di gennaio del 2008.
date/ita | A date in any format in Italian. Supported formats include: Date and month, with optional day and optional year: 04 Ott 2008 4 OTTOBRE 2008 4 ott 04 di Ottobre 2008 4 di Ott del '08 4 Ott. '08 Venerdi', 03 di Ottobre Sab 4 di Ott VENERDÌ 03 DI OTTOBRE DEL 2008 SAB 4 OTT Sab. 4 Ott. 2008 Extra delimiter support for formats where the year is present: 04_OTT_2008 04/10/2008 Venerdì 3-10-08 04102008 (years 1970-2029 only) 28-10-2008
date/mmm_year/ita | Month and year in Italian. For example, gennaio del 2008.

date_jpn.ecr
Entity | Description
--- | ---
date/season/jpn | The seasons in Japanese.
date/ddd/jpn | A day of the week in Japanese.
date/mmm/jpn | A month in Japanese (Kanji, numerals and fullwidth numerals).
date/year_gregorian/jpn | A year in the Gregorian calendar, in Japanese, in any format, with optional A.D./B.C.
date/year_imperial/jpn | Japanese imperial calendar year from 1868 onwards, in any format.
date/mmmdd/jpn | The month and day in Japanese.
date/day_date/jpn | The day and month in Japanese, preceded by the day of the week.
date/date_year_gregorian/jpn | The year, month, and day in the Gregorian calendar, in Japanese.
date/date_year_imperial/jpn | The year, month, and day in the Japanese imperial calendar, in Japanese.
date/day_date_year_gregorian/jpn | The day, month, and year in the Gregorian calendar, in Japanese, preceded by the day of the week.
date/day_date_year_imperial/jpn | The day, month, and year in the Japanese imperial calendar, in Japanese, preceded by the day of the week.
date/jpn | A date in any numeric format in Japanese.
date/mmm_year_gregorian/jpn | The month and year in the Gregorian calendar, in Japanese.
date/mmm_year_imperial/jpn | The month and year in the Japanese imperial calendar, in Japanese.

date_numeric.ecr
Entity | Description
--- | ---
date/dd | A day from 1 to 31.
date/dd_fullwidth | A day from 1 to 31, in fullwidth characters.
date/dd2 | A day from 01 to 31.
date/dd2_fullwidth | A day from 01 to 31, in fullwidth characters.
date/mm | A month from 1 to 12.
date/mm_fullwidth | A month from 1 to 12, in fullwidth characters.
date/mm2 | A month from 01 to 12.
date/mm2_fullwidth | A month from 01 to 12, in fullwidth characters.
date/yy | The last two digits of the year. For example, 67, 08.
date/yy_fullwidth | The last two digits of the year, in fullwidth characters.
date/yyyy | A three- or four-digit year, from 100 to 2099.
date/yyyy_fullwidth | A three- or four-digit year in fullwidth characters, from 100 to 2099.
date/yyyy4 | A four-digit year, from 1000 to 2099.
date/yyyy4_fullwidth | A four-digit year in fullwidth characters, from 1000 to 2099.
date/year | A year in any numerical format.
date/year_fullwidth | A year in any numerical format in fullwidth characters.
date/yyyymmddsep | yyyy-mm-dd. For example, 2008-10-28.
date/yyyymmdd | yyyymmdd. For example, 20081028.
date/yyyymmdd_safe | yyyymmdd for a date between 19700101 and 20291231. For example, 20081028.
date/yymmddsep | yy-mm-dd. For example, 08-10-28.
date/yymmdd | yymmdd. For example, 081028.
date/ddmmyyyysep | dd-mm-yyyy. For example, 28-10-2008.
date/ddmmyyyy | ddmmyyyy. For example, 28102008.
date/ddmmyyyy_safe | ddmmyyyy for a date between 01011970 and 31122029. For example, 28102008.
date/ddmmyysep | dd-mm-yy. For example, 28-10-08.
date/ddmmyy | ddmmyy. For example, 281008.
date/mmddyyyysep | mm-dd-yyyy. For example, 10-28-2008.
date/mmddyyyy | mmddyyyy. For example, 10282008.
date/mmddyyyy_safe | mmddyyyy for a date between 01011970 and 12312029. For example, 10282008.
date/mmddyysep | mm-dd-yy. For example, 10-28-2008.
date/mmddyy | mmddyy. For example, 102808.

date_por.ecr
Entity | Description
--- | ---
date/season/por | The seasons in Portuguese. For example, Verão, Outono.
date/ddd/por | A day of the week in Portuguese. For example, Segunda-feira, Terça-feira, DOM.
date/mmm/por | A month in Portuguese. For example, Setembro.
date/year/por | A year in any format.
date/ddmmm/por | The day and month in Portuguese. For example, 5 de Janeiro.
date/day_date/por | The day and month in Portuguese, preceded by the day of the week. For example, Sábado 5 de Janeiro.
date/date_year/por | The day, month, and year in Portuguese. For example, 5 de maio 2008.
date/day_date_year/por | The day, month, and year in Portuguese, preceded by the day of the week. For example, Sábado 5 de janiero de 2008.
date/por | Any date in Portuguese. Supported formats include: Date and month, with optional day and optional year: 04 Out. 2008 4 OUTUBRO 2008 04 de Outubro 2008 4 de Out de '08 SÁB 04 OUT 2008 Sábado, 04 de Outubro Terça-feira 14 Out. 1947 SÁBADO 04 DE OUTUBRO DE 2008 Quinta-feira, 12 de Setembro de 2013 EC 4 de Março de 2012 Extra delimiter support for formats where the year is present: 04_OUT_2008 04/10/2008 Quarta feira 30-12-1953 04102008 (years 1970-2029 only) 28-10-2008
date/mmm_year/por | The month and year in Portuguese. For example, Junho de 2008.

date_spa.ecr
Entity | Description
--- | ---
date/season/spa | The seasons in Spanish. For example, el invierno, la primavera.
date/ddd/spa | A day of the week in Spanish. For example, Lunes, Domingo.
date/mmm/spa | A month in Spanish. For example, Septiembre.
date/year/spa | A year in any format.
date/ddmmm/spa | The day and month in Spanish. For example, 5 de enero.
date/date_year/spa | The day, month, and year in Spanish. For example, 5 de enero 2008.
date/day_date/spa | The day and month in Spanish, preceded by the day of the week. For example, Sábado 5 de enero.
date/day_date_year/spa | The day, month, and year in Spanish, preceded by the day of the week. For example, Sábado 5 de enero de 2008.
date/mmm_year/spa | The month and year in Spanish. For example, Januar 2008.
date/spa | Any date in Spanish. Supported formats include: Date and month, with optional day and optional year: 04 Oct 2008 4 OCTUBRE 2008 4 OCT 4 de Octubre 2008 4 de Oct de '08 04 OCT. '08 Sábado, 04 de Octubre Jueves, 12 de Septiembre de 2013 d. J.C. SÁBADO 04 DE OCTUBRE DE 2008 SAB 4 OCT Sab. 4 Oct. 2008 Extra delimiter support for formats where the year is present: 04_OCT_2008 04/10/2008 Sábado 4-10-08 04102008 (years 1970-2029 only) 28-10-2008

NOTE: You can use the `datetime.lua` post-processing script to normalize the output of the entities in the following grammar (`datetime_advanced_eng.ecr`) to a standard format.

datetime_advanced_eng.ecr

Entity | Description
--- | ---
datetime/advanced_hms24/eng | Time in hh:mm:ss.ss ZZZ format (seconds, fractional seconds, and timezone are optional). For example, 04:35, 18:56:00, 21:42:56.45 +0100.
datetime/advanced_hms24_range/eng | Time range in hh:mm:ss.ss ZZZ format (seconds, fractional seconds, and timezone are optional). For example, 04:35-04:36, 18:56:00-21:00:00, 21:42:56.45 to 23:59:59.99 +0100.
datetime/advanced_hm24_dot/eng | Time in hh.mm format. For example, 04.56.
datetime/advanced_hm24_dot_range/eng | Time range in hh.mm format. For example, 04.56 to 12.34.
datetime/advanced_hm24tz_nosep/eng | Time in hhmm ZZZ format. For example, 2100 GMT.
datetime/advanced_hm24tz_nosep_range/eng | Time range in hhmm ZZZ format. For example, 2100-2330 GMT.
datetime/advanced_hm24_nosep/eng | Time in hhmm format, with higher scores if the number of minutes is a multiple of 5. For example, 2100.
datetime/advanced_hm24_nosep_range/eng | Time range in hhmm format, with higher scores if the number of minutes is a multiple of 5. For example, 2100-2330.
datetime/advanced_hms12/eng | Time in 12-hour h:mm:ss am/pm ZZZ format (seconds and timezone are optional). For example, 9:30am, 9:30:00pm GMT.
datetime/advanced_hms12_range/eng | Time range in 12-hour h:mm:ss am/pm ZZZ format (seconds and timezone are optional). For example, 9:30-10:30am, 9:30:00am to 9:30:00pm GMT.
datetime/advanced_hm12_noampm/eng | Time in 12-hour h:mm:ss ZZZ format without am or pm specified (seconds and timezone are optional). For example, 9:30, 9:30:00 GMT.
datetime/advanced_hm12_noampm_range/eng | Time range in 12-hour h:mm:ss ZZZ format without am or pm specified (seconds and timezone are optional). For example, 9:30-10:30, 9:30:00 to 9:30:00 GMT.
datetime/advanced_hm12_dot/eng | Time in 12-hour h.mm am/pm ZZZ format (am, pm, and timezone are optional, but scores are lower without them, although multiples of 5 minutes are boosted). For example, 6.30am, 8.45 GMT, 11.35.
datetime/advanced_hm12_dot_range/eng | Time range in 12-hour h.mm am/pm ZZZ format (am, pm, and timezone are optional, but scores are lower without them, although multiples of 5 minutes are boosted). For example, 6-7.30am, 8.45am-6.30pm GMT, 11-12.35.
datetime/advanced_hm12_nosep/eng | Time in 12-hour hmm am/pm ZZZ format (am, pm, and timezone are optional, but scores are lower without them, although multiples of 5 minutes are boosted). For example, 630am, 845 GMT, 1135.
datetime/advanced_hm12_nosep_range/eng | Time range in 12-hour hmm am/pm ZZZ format (am, pm, and timezone are optional, but scores are lower without them, although multiples of 5 minutes are boosted). For example, 630-730am, 845-945 GMT, 1135 to 345.
datetime/advanced_namedtime/eng | Times of the day with a specific name in the English language. For example, noon, midnight.
datetime/advanced_clocktime_loose/eng | Time of the day, or time range, described in English (low confidence, scores reduced). For example, twelve.
datetime/advanced_clocktime_loose_range/eng | Time range, described in English (low confidence, scores reduced). For example, two to three.
datetime/advanced_clocktime_strict/eng | Time of the day, described in English (high confidence). For example, twelve o'clock, two fifteen, ten past one, quarter to midnight.
datetime/advanced_clocktime_strict_range/eng | Time range, described in English (high confidence). For example, ten to ten forty-five.
datetime/advanced_clocktime/eng | Time of the day, described in English (high and low confidence, scored appropriately). For example, twelve o'clock, two fifteen in the afternoon, ten past one, quarter to midnight, twelve at night.
datetime/advanced_clocktime_range/eng | Time range, described in English (high and low confidence, scored appropriately). For example, ten to ten forty-five, two to three.
datetime/nameddays_strict/eng | Specially named days (confident matched only). For example, Christmas Day, Easter Monday.
datetime/nameddays_all/eng | Specially named days (high and low confidence matches, scored appropriately). For example, Christmas, Easter.
datetime/advanced_yyyymmdd/eng | Dates in yyyy-mm-dd, yyyy-Mmm-dd, yyyy.mm.dd, yyyy.Mmm.dd, yyyy/mm/dd, or yyyy/Mmm/dd formats. For example, 2008-10-28, 2008.Oct.28.
datetime/advanced_yyyymmdd_range/eng | Date range in yyyy-mm-dd, yyyy-Mmm-dd, yyyy.mm.dd, yyyy.Mmm.dd, yyyy/mm/dd, or yyyy/Mmm/dd formats. For example, 2008-10-28 to 2008-11-03, 2008.Oct.28-2008.Nov.03.
datetime/advanced_yyyymmdd_nosep/eng | Dates in yyyy-mm-dd, yyyy.mm.dd, or yyyy/mm/dd formats. For example, 20081028.
datetime/advanced_yyyymmdd_nosep_range/eng | Date range in yyyy-mm-dd, yyyy.mm.dd, or yyyy/mm/dd formats. For example, 20081028-20081103.
datetime/advanced_ddmmyyyy/eng | Dates in dd-m-yyyy, dd.m.yyyy, or dd/m/yyyy formats. For example, 28-10-2008.
datetime/advanced_ddmmyyyy_range/eng | Date range in dd-m-yyyy, dd.m.yyyy, or dd/m/yyyy formats. For example, 28-10-2008 to 03-11-2008.
datetime/advanced_ddmmyy/eng | Dates in dd-mm-yy, dd.mm.yy, or dd/mm/yy formats. For example, 28.10.08.
datetime/advanced_ddmmyy_range/eng | Date range in dd-mm-yy, dd.mm.yy, or dd/mm/yy formats. For example, 28.10.08 -03.11.08.
datetime/advanced_ddmm/eng | Dates in dd-mm, dd.mm, or dd/mm formats. For example, 28/10.
datetime/advanced_ddmm_range/eng | Date range in dd-mm, dd.mm, or dd/mm formats. For example, 28/10-03/11.
datetime/advanced_ddMmmyyyy/eng | Dates in dd-Mmm-yyyy, dd.Mmm.yyyy, or dd/Mmm/yyyy formats. For example, 28-Oct-2008.
datetime/advanced_ddMmmyyyy_range/eng | Date range in dd-Mmm-yyyy, dd.Mmm.yyyy, or dd/Mmm/yyyy formats. For example, 28-Oct-2008 to 03-Nov-2008.
datetime/advanced_ddMmmyy/eng | Dates in dd-Mmm-yy, dd.Mmm.yy, or dd/Mmm/yy formats. For example, 28.Oct.08.
datetime/advanced_ddMmmyy_range/eng | Date range in dd-Mmm-yy, dd.Mmm.yy, or dd/Mmm/yy formats. For example, 28.Oct.08-03.Nov.08.
datetime/advanced_ddMmm/eng | Dates in dd-Mmm, dd.Mmm, or dd/Mmm formats. For example, 28/Oct.
datetime/advanced_ddMmm/eng | Date range in dd-Mmm, dd.Mmm, or dd/Mmm formats. For example, 28/Oct-03/Nov.
datetime/advanced_mmddyyyy/eng | Dates in m-dd-yyyy, m.dd.yyyy, or m/dd/yyyy formats. For example, 10-28-2008.
datetime/advanced_mmddyyyy_range/eng | Date range in m-dd-yyyy, m.dd.yyyy, or m/dd/yyyy formats. For example, 10-28-2008 to 11-03-2008.
datetime/advanced_mmddyy/eng | Dates in mm-dd-yy, mm.dd.yy, or mm/dd/yy formats. For example, 10.28.08.
datetime/advanced_mmddyy_range/eng | Date range in mm-dd-yy, mm.dd.yy, or mm/dd/yy formats. For example, 10.28.08 to 11.03.08.
datetime/advanced_mmdd/eng | Dates in mm-dd, mm.dd, mm/dd formats. For example, 10/28.
datetime/advanced_mmdd_range/eng | Date range in mm-dd, mm.dd, mm/dd formats. For example, 10/28-11/03.
datetime/advanced_Mmmddyyyy/eng | Dates in Mmm-dd-yyyy, Mmm.dd.yyyy, or Mmm/dd/yyyy formats. For example, Oct-28-2008.
datetime/advanced_Mmmddyyyy_range/eng | Date range in Mmm-dd-yyyy, Mmm.dd.yyyy, or Mmm/dd/yyyy formats. For example, Oct-28-2008 to Nov-03-2008.
datetime/advanced_Mmmddyy/eng | Dates in Mmm-dd-yy, Mmm.dd.yy, or Mmm/dd/yy formats. For example, Oct.28.08.
datetime/advanced_Mmmddyy_range/eng | Date range in Mmm-dd-yy, Mmm.dd.yy, or Mmm/dd/yy formats. For example, Oct.28.08 to Nov.03.08.
datetime/advanced_Mmmdd/eng | Dates in Mmm-dd, Mmm.dd, Mmm/dd formats. For example, Oct/28.
datetime/advanced_Mmmdd_range/eng | Date range in Mmm-dd, Mmm.dd, Mmm/dd formats. For example, Oct/28-Nov/03.
datetime/advanced_Mmmyyyy/eng | Named month/year. For example, Oct 2008, October of 2008, October '08.
datetime/advanced_Mmmyyyy_range/eng | Named month/year range. For example, Oct 2008 to Feb 2009.
datetime/advanced_yyyymm/eng | Dates in yyyy-mm, yyyy.mm, yyyy/mm and yyyy mm formats.
datetime/advanced_yyyymm_range/eng | Date range in yyyy-mm, yyyy.mm, yyyy/mm and yyyy mm formats.
datetime/advanced_textdate_noyear/eng | A date, without a year, described in English. For example, July 4th, July the 4th, The morning of Wednesday July fourth, 4th July,the 4th of July, In the morning on Wednesday fourth July, Christmas Eve, Easter Day.
atetime/advanced_textdate_noyear_range/eng | A date range, without a year, described in English. For example, July 4th-8th, July 4th-October 8th, July the 4th to the 8th, Wednesday 4th to Sunday 8th July, 4th July-8th October.
datetime/advanced_textdate_noyear_multiple/eng | Multiple dates, without a year, described in English. For example, July 4th and 8th, 4th, 5th and 6th of July, Wednesday 4th and Sunday 8th July.
datetime/advanced_textdate_withyear/eng | A date, with a year, described in English. For example, July 4th 2008, July the 4th 2008, The morning of Wednesday July fourth 2008, 4th July 2008, the 4th of July 2008, In the morning on Wednesday fourth July 2008, Christmas Day 2012, Easter '02.
datetime/advanced_textdate_withyear_range/eng | A date range, with a year, described in English. For example, July 4th-8th 2008, July 4th-October 8th 2008, July the 4th to the 8th, 2008, Wednesday 4th to Sunday 8th July 2008, 4th July-8th October 2008.
datetime/advanced_textdate_withyear_multiple/eng | Multiple dates, with a year, described in English. For example, July 4th and 8th, 2008, 4th, 5th and 6th of July 2008, Wednesday 4th and Sunday 8th July 2008.
datetime/advanced_textdate/eng | A date, described in English (with or without a year).
datetime/advanced_textdate_range/eng | A date range, described in English (with or without a year).
datetime/advanced_textdate_multiple/eng | Multiple dates, described in English (with or without a year).
datetime/advanced_reldate/eng | A day, or part of a day, relative to today, described in English. Less confident matches are scored lower. For example, This morning, tomorrow evening, Today (score 0.9), yesterday (score 0.9), the day after tommorrow [sic] (score 0.9), Two weeks ago on Monday, This coming Tuesday AM, Two weeks on Wednesday afternoon, Tuesday week, Tomorrow fortnight, Two weeks ago last Monday, Monday last week, Tuesday this wk, Wednesday next, Not this Tuesday but next (score 0.9), Not last Monday but the one before (score 0.9), 4th (score 0.5), the fourth (score 0.8), Wednesday the fourth of next month, last month on Wednesday 4th, The first Sunday of next month, Second Monday in July, Last Tuesday of April but one, Monday morning (score 0.9), Tuesday (score 0.7).
datetime/advanced_reldate_range/eng | A date range, relative to today, described in English. Less confident matches are scored lower. For example, Wednesday 4th to Friday 6th (score 1.0), 4th-6th next month (score 0.9), 4th to 6th (score 0.8).
datetime/advanced_reldate_multiple/eng | Multiple dates, relative to today, described in English. For example, 4th and 6th of next month.
datetime/advanced_relmonth/eng | A month, relative to today, described in English. Less confident matches are scored lower. For example, In January (score 0.6), This July (score 0.6), September (score 0.4) Last September (score 0.8), January next year (score 0.9), Next month (score 0.6), last month (score 0.6).
datetime/advanced_date_and_time/eng | Any date with time, in any recognized format. Relevant components are extracted. Score indicates the confidence that the matched text is a genuine reference to a date and time.
datetime/advanced_date_only/eng | Any date (without a time), in any recognized format. Relevant components are extracted. Score indicates the confidence that the matched text is a genuine reference to a date.
datetime/advanced_month_only/eng | Any date to month precision, in any recognized format. Relevant components are extracted. Score indicates the confidence that the matched text is a genuine reference to a date.
datetime/advanced_time_only/eng | Any time (without a date), in any recognized format. Relevant components are extracted. Score indicates the confidence that the matched text is a genuine reference to a time.
datetime/advanced/eng | Any date, with optional time, in any recognized format. Relevant components are extracted. Score indicates the confidence that the matched text is a genuine reference to a date and time. You can use the `datetime.lua` script to standardize the output of these entities. To allow precision to the month of the year rather than just day, set `RelaxedPrecision` to `True` in your Named Entity Recognition request.
datetime/advanced_date_context/eng | A context-aware date. For example, two days after. NOTE: To use this entity, you must configure it explicitly; it is not included in the `datetime/advanced/eng` combined entity. You must also configure at least one date or datetime entity for the context entities to use for reference.
datetime/advanced_date_and_time_context/eng | A contextual date with a time. For example 7pm the Tuesday before that. NOTE: To use this entity, you must configure it explicitly; it is not included in the `datetime/advanced/eng` combined entity. You must also configure at least one date or datetime entity for the context entities to use for reference.
datetime/advanced_context/eng | A contextual date with optional time. NOTE: To use this entity, you must configure it explicitly; it is not included in the `datetime/advanced/eng` combined entity. You must also configure at least one date or datetime entity for the context entities to use for reference.

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