diurnal
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin diurnālis, from diēs (“‘day’”).
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[edit] Adjective
diurnal (not comparable)
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- Happening or occurring during daylight, or primarily active during that time.
- Most birds are diurnal.
- (botany) Said of a flower open, or releasing its perfume during daylight hours, but not at night.
- Having a daily cycle that is completed every 24 hours, usually referring to tasks, processes, tides, or sunrise to sunset.
- (uncommon) Done once every day; daily, quotidian.
- (archaic) Published daily.
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- (having a daily cycle): circadian (biology)
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happening during daylight; primarily active during the day
botany; of flowers open or releasing perfume during the day
having a daily cycle
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done once every day
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[edit] Noun
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diurnal (plural diurnals)
- A flower that opens only in the day.
- (Catholicism) A book containing canonical offices performed during the day, hence not matins.
- (archaic) A diary or journal.
- (archaic) A daily news publication.
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A flower that opens during the day
