day
- day
[[t]deɪ[/t]]
n.
1) the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset
2) the light of day; daylight
3) astron.
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.
a division of time equal to the time elapsed between two consecutive returns of the same terrestrial meridian to the sun.
c) a division of time equal to 24 hours but reckoned from one midnight to the next
4) astron. an analogous division of time for a planet other than the earth:
the Martian day[/ex]
5) the portion of a day allotted to work:
an eight-hour day[/ex]
6) (often cap.) a day having a particular purpose or observance:
New Year's Day[/ex]
7) a time considered as propitious or opportune:
His day will come[/ex]
8) Often, days. a particular era:
in olden days[/ex]
9) Usu., days. period of life or activity:
His days are numbered[/ex]
10) period of existence or influence; heyday:
In my day we called them “hepcats.”[/ex]
11) the contest or battle at hand:
to win the day[/ex]
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Etymology:
bef. 950; ME; OE dæg
From formal English to slang.
2014.
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Look at other dictionaries:
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