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dai⋅ly

  [dey-lee] adjective, noun, plural -lies, adverb
Use daily in a Sentence
–adjective
1. of, done, occurring, or issued each day or each weekday: daily attendance; a daily newspaper.
2. computed or measured by the day: daily quota; a daily wage.
–noun
3. a newspaper appearing each day or each weekday.
4. dailies, Movies. a series of hastily printed shots from the previous day's shooting, selected by the director to be viewed for possible inclusion in the final version of the film; rushes.
5. British.
a. a nonresident servant who comes to work every day; a permanently employed servant who sleeps out.
b. a person employed to do cleaning or other household work by the day.
–adverb
6. every day; day by day: She phoned the hospital daily.
Origin:
bef. 1000; late ME; OE dæglīc. See day, -ly

Related forms:
dai⋅li⋅ness, noun
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dai·ly   (dā'lē)   
adj.  

  1. Of or occurring during the day.

  2. Happening or done every day: the physician's daily rounds.

  3. Computed or assessed for each day: a daily record.

  4. Everyday: casual clothes only for daily use.

adv.  

  1. Every day: Exercise daily.

  2. Once a day: Wind the clock daily.

n.   pl. dai·lies

  1. A newspaper published every day or every weekday.

  2. dailies The first, unedited print of movie film usually viewed after a day's shooting; the rushes.


[Middle English dayly, from Old English dæglīc, from dæg, day; see day.]
dai'li·ness, dai'ly·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

daily 
O.E. dæglic (see day). This form is known from compounds, twadæglic "happening once in two days," þreodæglic "happening once in three days;" the more usual O.E. word was dæghwamlic.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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