English Dictionary: Daily | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Daily \Dai"ly\ (d[amac]"l[ycr]), a. [AS. d[91]gl[c6]c; d[91]g day + -l[c6]c like. See {Day}.] Happening, or belonging to, each successive day; diurnal; as, daily labor; a daily bulletin. Give us this day our daily bread. --Matt. vi. 11. Bunyan has told us . . . that in New England his dream was the daily subject of the conversation of thousands. --Macaulay. Syn: {Daily}, {Diurnal}. Usage: Daily is Anglo-Saxon, and diurnal is Latin. The former is used in reference to the ordinary concerns of life; as, daily wants, daily cares, daily employments. The latter is appropriated chiefly by astronomers to what belongs to the astronomical day; as, the diurnal revolution of the earth. Man hath his daily work of body or mind Appointed, which declares his dignity, And the regard of Heaven on all his ways. --Milton. Half yet remains unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible diurnal sphere. --Milton. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Daily \Dai"ly\, n.; pl. {Dailies}. A publication which appears regularly every day; as, the morning dailies. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Daily \Dai"ly\, adv. Every day; day by day; as, a thing happens daily. |