day

day
day ► NOUN 1) a period of twenty-four hours as a unit of time, reckoned from midnight to midnight and corresponding to a rotation of the earth on its axis. 2) the time between sunrise and sunset. 3) (usu. days) a particular period of the past. 4) (the day) the present time or the time in question. 5) (one's day) the youthful or successful period of one's life. 6) (before another noun ) working or done during the day: my day job.
● any day — Cf. ↑any day
● call it a day — Cf. ↑call it a day
● day by day — Cf. ↑day by day
● day in, day out — Cf. ↑day in, day out
● one day (or some day or one of these days) — Cf. ↑one of these days
● one of those days — Cf. ↑one of those days
● that will be the day — Cf. ↑that will be the day
● these days — Cf. ↑these days
ORIGIN Old English.

English terms dictionary. 2015.

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