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day

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Symbol
  1. 1

    ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Land Dayak languages.

Noun
  1. 1

    The time when the Sun is above the horizon and it lights the sky.

    • day and night;  I work at night and sleep during the day.
  2. 2

    A period of time equal or almost equal to a full day-night cycle, being 24 hours long.

    • I've been here for two days and a bit.
  3. 3

    The time taken for the Sun to seem to be in the same place in the sky twice; a solar day.

  4. 4

    The time taken for the Earth to make a full rotation about its axis with respect to the fixed stars; a sidereal day or stellar day.

  5. 5

    A 24-hour period beginning at 6am or sunrise.

    • Your 8am forecast: The high for the day will be 30 and the low, before dawn, will be 10.
  6. 6

    A period of time between two set times which mark the beginning and the end of day in a calendar, such as from midnight to the following midnight or from nightfall to the following nightfall.

    • The day begins at midnight.
    • Monday is the first day of the week in many countries of the world.
  7. 7

    The rotational period of a planet.

    • A day on Mars is slightly over 24 hours.
  8. 8

    The part of a day period which one spends at one’s job, school, etc.

    • I worked two days last week.
  9. 9

    An observance lasting for a day, such as an annual holiday.

    • Christmas Day
    • Remembrance Day
  10. 10

    A day set aside for a specified activity.

    • leg day, moving day, observation day
  11. 11

    A specified time or period; time, considered with reference to the existence or prominence of a person or thing; age; time; era.

    • every dog has its day; in that day; back in the day; in those days
  12. 12

    A period of contention of a day or less.

    • The day belonged to the Allies.
Verb
  1. 1

    To spend a day (in a place).

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