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Meaning of 'day' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Day [ n.]
- The time of light, or interval between one night and the next; the time between sunrise and sunset, or from dawn to darkness; hence, the light; sunshine.
- The period of the earth's revolution on its axis. -- ordinarily divided into twenty-four hours. It is measured by the interval between two successive transits of a celestial body over the same meridian, and takes a specific name from that of the body. Thus, if this is the sun, the day (the interval between two successive transits of the sun's center over the same meridian) is called a solar day; if it is a star, a sidereal day; if it is the moon, a lunar day. See Civil day, Sidereal day, below.
- Those hours, or the daily recurring period, allotted by usage or law for work.
- A specified time or period; time, considered with reference to the existence or prominence of a person or thing; age; time.
- (Preceded by the) Some day in particular, as some day of contest, some anniversary, etc.

Meaning of 'day' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . day [ n]
Meaning (1):
- some point or period in time
Example in sentence:
  • after that day she never trusted him again;
  • it should arrive any day now;
  • these days it is not unusual;
  • those were the days
Meaning (2):
- a period of opportunity
Example in sentence:
  • every dog has his day;
  • he deserves his day in court
Meaning (3):
- an era of existence or influence
Example in sentence:
  • he was a successful pianist in his day;
  • in the day of the dinosaurs;
  • in the days of sailing ships;
  • in the days of the Roman Empire
Meaning (4):
- the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis
Example in sentence:
  • how long is a day on Jupiter?
Meaning (5):
- the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
Example in sentence:
  • it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime;
  • the dawn turned night into day
Meaning (6):
- the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)
Example in sentence:
  • it was a busy day on the stock exchange;
  • my day began early this morning;
  • she called it a day and went to bed
Meaning (7):
- a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
Example in sentence:
  • Mother's Day
Meaning (8):
- time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
Example in sentence:
  • there are 30,000 passengers per day;
  • they put on two performances every day;
  • two days later they left

Nearby Words:

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