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   Day

   /dā/

   

   noun

   • 1. a period of twenty-four hours as a unit of time, reckoned from one midnight to the next, corresponding to a rotation of the earth on its axis: "they only met a few days ago" Similar twenty-four-hour periodfull daytwenty-four hoursworking daytechnical:solar daysidereal day
   • ▪ the part of a day when it is light; the time between sunrise and sunset: "the animals hunt by day" Similar daytimedaylightdaylight hourshours of lighthours of sunlightbroad daylightwaking hoursthe waking dayOpposite night
   • ▪ the part of a day spent working: "he works an eight-hour day"
   • ▪ a single rotation of a planet in relation to its primary.
   • ▪ the period on a planet when its primary star is above the horizon.
   • ▪ daylight: archaic, literary "by the time they had all gone it was broad day" Similar daytimedaylightdaylight hourshours of lighthours of sunlightbroad daylightwaking hoursthe waking dayOpposite night
   • 2. a particular period of the past; an era: "the laws were very strict in those days" Similar periodtimepoint in timeageeraepochgeneration
   • ▪ the present time: "the political issues of the day"
   • ▪ a day associated with a particular event or purpose: "graduation day"
   • ▪ a particular period in a person's life or career: "my student days"
   • ▪ the successful, fortunate, or influential period of a person's life or career: "he had been a matinée idol in his day" Similar heydayprimehourtimebest daysbest yearsmaturitypeakpinnacleheightzenithascendancyyouthvigorspringtimesalad daysfull floweringbloomOpposite declinenadir
   • ▪ the span of someone's life: "she cared for him for the rest of his days"

   Word Origin Old Englishdæg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dag and German Tag.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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