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noun
Idioms1.
the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset: Since there was no artificial illumination, all activities had to be carried on during the day.
2.
the light of day; daylight: The owl sleeps by day and feeds by night.
3.
Astronomy.
a.
Also called mean solar day. a division of time equal to 24 hours and representing the average length of the period during which the earth makes one rotation on its axis.
b.
Also called solar day. a division of time equal to the time elapsed between two consecutive returns of the same terrestrial meridian to the sun.
c.
Also called civil day. a division of time equal to 24 hours but reckoned from one midnight to the next. Compare lunar day, sidereal day.
4.
an analogous division of time for a planet other than the earth: the Martian day.
5.
EXPANDthe portion of a day allotted to work: an eight-hour day.
6.
a day on which something occurs: the day we met.
7.
(often initial capital letter) a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance: New Year's Day.
8.
a time considered as propitious or opportune: His day will come.
9.
a day of contest or the contest itself: to win the day.
10.
Often, days. a particular time or period: the present day; in days of old.
11.
Usually, days. period of life or activity: His days are numbered.
12.
period of existence, power, or influence: in the day of the dinosaurs.
13.
COLLAPSElight1 (def. 19a).
14.
call it a day, to stop one's activity for the day or for the present; quit temporarily: After rewriting the paper, she decided to call it a day.
15.
day in, day out, every day without fail; regularly: They endured the noise and dirt of the city day in, day out. Also, day in and day out.
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Day in day out
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Origin:
before 950; Middle English; Old English dæg; cognate with German Tag
before 950; Middle English; Old English dæg; cognate with German Tag
Related forms
half-day, noun
pre·day, noun
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Word Origin & History
day
O.E. dæg, from P.Gmc. *dagaz, from PIE *dhegh-. Not considered to be related to L. dies (see diurnal), but rather to Skt. dah "to burn," Lith. dagas "hot season," O.Prus. dagis "summer." Meaning originally, in English, "the daylight hours," expanded to mean "the 24-hour
EXPANDperiod" in late Anglo-Saxon times. Day off first recorded 1883; day-tripper first recorded 1897. The days in nowadays, etc. is a relic of the O.E. and M.E. use of the adverbial genitive.
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day  (dā) Pronunciation Key
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