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diurnal

/daɪˈɜːnəl/digh-UR-nuhl
/daɪˈɝnəl/digh-UR-nuhl

Meaningdaily

Common meaning: daily

Other meanings: active by day

Journey through time

  1. Latindiēs; diurnus‘a day’
  2. Englishdiurnal‘daily’ · today

di also in: diaryjournaljourneysojourn

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.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin diēs; diurnus ‘a day; daily’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry diēs, p. 573 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry JOURNEY, p. 310 · dictionary scan

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Related words

diaryjournaljourneysojourn

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