DAY
\dˈe͡ɪ], \dˈeɪ], \d_ˈeɪ]\
Definitions of DAY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a period of opportunity; "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day"
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some point or period in time; "it should arrive any day now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the days"; "these days it is not unusual"
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the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working); "my day began early this morning"; "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"; "she called it a day and went to bed"
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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day"
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a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day"
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the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"
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the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
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the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis; "how long is a day on Jupiter?"
By Princeton University
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a period of opportunity; "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day"
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some point or period in time; "it should arrive any day now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the days"; "these days it is not unusual"
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the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working); "my day began early this morning"; "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"; "she called it a day and went to bed"
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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day"
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a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day"
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the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"
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the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
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the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis; "how long is a day on Jupiter?"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The time of light, or interval between one night and the next; the time between sunrise and sunset, or from dawn to darkness; hence, the light; sunshine.
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The period of the earth's revolution on its axis. -- ordinarily divided into twenty-four hours. It is measured by the interval between two successive transits of a celestial body over the same meridian, and takes a specific name from that of the body. Thus, if this is the sun, the day (the interval between two successive transits of the sun's center over the same meridian) is called a solar day; if it is a star, a sidereal day; if it is the moon, a lunar day. See Civil day, Sidereal day, below.
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Those hours, or the daily recurring period, allotted by usage or law for work.
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A specified time or period; time, considered with reference to the existence or prominence of a person or thing; age; time.
By Oddity Software
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The time of light, or interval between one night and the next; the time between sunrise and sunset, or from dawn to darkness; hence, the light; sunshine.
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The period of the earth's revolution on its axis. -- ordinarily divided into twenty-four hours. It is measured by the interval between two successive transits of a celestial body over the same meridian, and takes a specific name from that of the body. Thus, if this is the sun, the day (the interval between two successive transits of the sun's center over the same meridian) is called a solar day; if it is a star, a sidereal day; if it is the moon, a lunar day. See Civil day, Sidereal day, below.
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Those hours, or the daily recurring period, allotted by usage or law for work.
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A specified time or period; time, considered with reference to the existence or prominence of a person or thing; age; time.
By Noah Webster.
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The period of light between sunrise and sunset; daylight; sunshine; the period of twenty-four hours, reckoning from midnight to midnight (the civil day), or from noon to noon (the astronomical day); in the east, a distance that can be traveled in twenty-four hours; a specified time or period; as, the day of chivalry; the number of hours allowed by law or custom for work; as, printers work an eight-hour day.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The time of light: the time from morning till night: twenty-four hours, the time the earth takes to make a revolution on her axis; also credit: a distant day being fixed for payment.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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The period of daylight.
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The twenty-four hours from midnight to midnight.
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A period; an age; a battle, or its result.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Anglo-Saxon] The period from sunrise to sunset;—the period of the earth’s revolution on its axis—divided into twenty-four hours; -a specific time or period; time of life;—any particular day, as Christmas day;—day of battle; victory.
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The time between the rising and setting of the sun; the time from noon to noon; light, sunshine; the day of contest, the battle; an appointed or fixed time; a day appointed for some commemoration; from day to day, without certainty or continuance.
By Thomas Sheridan
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