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DIARY
diary
(noun) a personal journal (as a physical object)
diary, journal
(noun) a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
diary (plural diaries)
A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer.
(British, Canada) A personal organizer or appointment diary.
Synonyms
• daybook
• journal
Coordinate terms
• calendar
• daybook
• chronicle
• log
Adjective
diary (not comparable)
(obsolete) Lasting for one day.
Verb
diary (third-person singular simple present diaries, present participle diarying, simple past and past participle diaried)
(intransitive) To keep a diary or journal.
Anagrams
• dairy, yaird
Source: Wiktionary
Di"a*ry, n.; pl. Diaries. Etym: [L. diarium, fr. dies day. See Deity.]
Definition: A register of daily events or transactions; a daily record; a journal; a blank book dated for the record of daily memoranda; as, a diary of the weather; a physician's diary.
Di"a*ry, a.
Definition: lasting for one day; as, a diary fever. [Obs.] "Diary ague." Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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