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daily

/ˈdeɪli/DAY-lee
/ˈdeɪli/DAY-lee

Meaningof each day

Common meaning: happening every day

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishdægsourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishdaysource
  3. Englishday‘the time of daylight’
  4. Englishformed in English from daydaily‘happening every day’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from day + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DAY, p.154 · scan

Source words

  • dæg Old English · source word “daytime”

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