diary
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Etymology[edit]
From Latin diārium (“a daily allowance for soldiers, in Late Latin also ‘diary’”), neuter of *diārius, from diēs (“a day”) (whence also journal). Cognate with Spanish diario (“daily; diary”).
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Noun[edit]
diary (plural diaries)
- A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer.
- They kept separate diaries. His was on paper and her diary was on her computer's hard drive.
- 2005 January 30, Jef Biederman, “Feng Shui Is Like So Passe”, in Totally Spies!: Undercover, season 3, episode 19, Teletoon, Marathon Media, spoken by Alexandra “Alex” (Andrea Baker as Clover and Katie Griffin):
- No, I’m just going over the stuff Tara wrote in my diary.
She’s writing your diary? Could you be any lazier?
- (Britain, Canada) A personal organizer or appointment diary.
- 2004, Victoria Kidwell, Homework, page 29:
- It is recommended that teachers and pupils are issued with homework diaries to help implement and monitor the homework timetable.
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- → Hindi: डायरी (ḍāyrī)
Translations[edit]
daily log of experiences
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Adjective[edit]
diary (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Lasting for one day.
- 1605, Francis Bacon, a letter to the Lord Chancellor, touching the History of Britain
- the offer of a usurpation, though it were but as a diary ague
- 1605, Francis Bacon, a letter to the Lord Chancellor, touching the History of Britain
Verb[edit]
diary (third-person singular simple present diaries, present participle diarying, simple past and past participle diaried)
- (intransitive) To keep a diary or journal.
- 2015, Hugh O'Donovan, Mindful Walking
- As part of her mindful movement practise, diarying is important to Sarah. 'It gives me a chance to see what is going on, to reflect on my experience.'
- 2015, Hugh O'Donovan, Mindful Walking
Further reading[edit]
- “diary” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- “diary” in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- diary at OneLook Dictionary Search
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