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| 1. | [ noun ] time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis | |
| Synonyms: | twenty-four_hours mean_solar_day solar_day | |
| Examples: | "two days later they left" "they put on two performances every day" "there are 30,000 passengers per day" |
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| Related terms: | time_unit date date yesterday tomorrow today morrow eve night hour noon | |
| 2. | [ noun ] some point or period in time | |
| Examples: | "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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| Related terms: | time day_of_reckoning Judgment_Day off-day | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside | |
| Synonyms: | daylight daytime | |
| Examples: | "the dawn turned night into day" "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime" |
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| Related terms: | night time_period afternoon evening midafternoon morning | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance | |
| Examples: | "Mother's Day" |
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| Related terms: | calendar_day anniversary holiday New_Year's_Eve payday wedding_day Flag_Day Halloween polling_day Nov_5 May_Day Walpurgis_Night Robert_E_Lee's_Birthday Tet Armed_Forces_Day Father's_Day rag_day V-day Midsummer_Eve school_day saint's_day washday Valentine_Day Lincoln's_Birthday Groundhog_Day commencement_day Washington's_Birthday Texas_Independence_Day field_day St_Patrick's_Day April_Fools' Jefferson_Davis'_Birthday field_day Inauguration_Day Citizenship_Day American_Indian_Day United_Nations_Day April_14 Patriot's_Day ides Mother's_Day speech_day market_day leap_day Arbor_Day red-letter_day november_5 Admission_Day | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (work) the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working) | |
| Examples: | "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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| Related terms: | work_time workday | |
| 6. | [ noun ] an era of existence or influence | |
| Examples: | "in the day of the dinosaurs" "in the days of the Roman Empire" "in the days of sailing ships" "he was a successful pianist in his day" |
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| Related terms: | era | |
| 7. | [ noun ] a period of opportunity | |
| Examples: | "he deserves his day in court" "every dog has his day" |
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| Related terms: | opportunity | |
| 8. | [ noun ] the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis | |
| Examples: | "how long is a day on Jupiter?" |
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| Related terms: | time_period lunar_day | |
| 9. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 245 | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (writing) United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935) | |
| Synonyms: | clarence_shepard_day_jr. clarence_day | |
| Related terms: | writer | |
| 11. | [ noun ] the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day | |
| Synonyms: | sidereal_day | |
| Related terms: | sidereal_time time_unit | |
| Similar spelling: |
Daye DA daw Dau Dao Dai dah Dawe dawah D |
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