| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  d |
| NOUN: | 1. The period of light between dawn and nightfall; the interval from sunrise to sunset. 2a. The 24-hour period during which the earth completes one rotation on its axis. b. The period during which a celestial body makes a similar rotation. 3. abbr. D One of the numbered 24-hour periods into which a week, month, or year is divided. 4. The portion of a 24-hour period that is devoted to work, school, or business: an eight-hour day; a sale that lasted for three days. 5. A 24-hour period or a portion of it that is reserved for a certain activity: a day of rest. 6a. A specific, characteristic period in one's lifetime: In Grandmother's day, skirts were long. b. A period of opportunity or prominence: Every defendant is entitled to a day in court. That child will have her day. 7. A period of time in history; an era: We studied the tactics used in Napoleon's day. The day of computer science is well upon us. 8. days Period of life or activity: The sick cat's days will soon be over. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Of or relating to the day. 2. Working during the day: the day nurse. 3. Occurring before nightfall: a day hike. | | IDIOMS: | day after day For many days; continuously. day in, day out Every day without fail; continuously. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English dai, day, from Old English dæg. See agh- in Appendix I.
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