Etymology : Middle English, from Old English dæg; akin to Old High German tag day
Pronunciation : dA
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. period between sunrise and sunset; period of 24 hours. pertaining to the period between sunrise and sunset. day\day\ , n. [oe. day, dai,, dei, as. d?g; akin to os., d., dan., & sw. dag, g, tag, icel. dagr, goth. dags; cf. skr. dah (for dhagh ?) to burn.
2. cf. dawn.].
3. the time of light, or interval between one night and the next; the time between sunrise and sunset, or from dawn to darkness; hence, the light; sunshine.
4. the period of the earth's revolution on its axis. -- ordinarily divided into twenty-four hours. it is measured by the interval between two successive transits of a celestial body over the same meridian, and takes a specific name from that of the body. thus, if this is the sun, the day (the interval between two successive transits of the sun's center over the same meridian) is called a solar day; if it is a star, a sidereal day; if it is the moon, a lunar day. see:
civil day, sidereal day, below.
5. those hours, or the daily recurring period, allotted by usage or law for work.
6. a specified time or period; time, considered with reference to the existence or prominence of a person or thing; age; time. a man who was great among the hellenes of his day. (thucyd. ) if my debtors do not keep their day, i must with patience all the terms attend.
7. (preceded by the) some day in particular, as some day of contest, some anniversary, etc. the field of agincourt, fought on the day of crispin crispianus. his name struck fear, his conduct won the day.note: day is much used in self-explaining compounds; as, daybreak, daylight, workday, etc.
8. The time of light, or interval between one night and the next; the time between sunrise and sunset, or from dawn to darkness; hence, the light; sunshine.
9. The period of the earth's revolution on its axis. ordinarily divided into twenty-four hours.
10. It is measured by the interval between two successive transits of a celestial body over the same meridian, and takes a specific name from that of the body.
11. Thus, if this is the sun, the day is called a solar day; if it is a star, a sidereal day; if it is the moon, a lunar day.
12. See Civil day, Sidereal day, below.
13. Those hours, or the daily recurring period, allotted by usage or law for work.
14. A specified time or period; time, considered with reference to the existence or prominence of a person or thing; age; time. Some day in particular, as some day of contest, some anniversary, etc.
15. United States writer best known for his autobiographical works a period of opportunity; "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day" some point or period in time; "it should arrive any day now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the days"; "these days it is not unusual" the recurring hours when you are not sleeping ; "my day began early this morning"; "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"; "she called it a day and went to bed" time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day" a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day" the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime" the period of time taken by a particular planet to make a complete rotation on its axis; "how long is a day on Jupiter?" an era of existence or influence; "in the day of the dinosaurs"; "in the days of the Roman Empire"; "in the days of sailing ships"; "he was a successful pianist in his day".
16. 1. A day is one of the seven twenty-four hour periods of time in a week.
17. Day is the time when it is light, or the time when you are up and doing things. 27 million working days are lost each year due to work accidents and sickness He arranged for me to go down to London one day a week The snack bar is open during the day. ¡Ù night.
18. You can refer to a particular period in history as a particular day or as particular days. He began to talk about the Ukraine of his uncle's day She is doing just fine these days.
19. If something happens day after day, it happens every day without stopping. The newspaper job had me doing the same thing day after day.
20. In this day and age means in modern times. Even in this day and age the old attitudes persist.
21. If you say that something has seen better days, you mean that it is old and in poor condition. The tweed jacket she wore had seen better days.
22. If you call it a day, you decide to stop what you are doing because you are tired of it or because it is not successful. Faced with mounting debts, the decision to call it a day was inevitable.
23. If someone carries the day, they are the winner in a contest such as a battle, debate, or sporting competition. For the time being, the liberals seem to have carried the day.
24. If you say that something has had its day, you mean that the period during which it was most successful or popular has now passed. Beat music may finally have had its day.
25. If something makes your day, it makes you feel very happy. Come on, Bill. Send Tom a card and make his day.
26. One day or some day or one of these days means at some time in the future. I too dreamed of living in London one day I hope some day you will find the woman who will make you happy.
27. If you say that something happened the other day, you mean that it happened a few days ago. I phoned your office the other day.
28. If someone or something saves the day in a situation which seems likely to fail, they manage to make it successful. this story about how he saved the day at his daughter's birthday party.
29. If something happens from day to day or day by day, it happens each day. Your needs can differ from day to day I live for the moment, day by day, not for the past.
30. If it is a month or a year to the day since a particular thing happened, it is exactly a month or a year since it happened. It was January 19, a year to the day since he had arrived in Singapore.
31. To this day means up until and including the present time. To this day young Zulu boys practise fighting.
32. If a particular person, group, or thing wins the day, they win a battle, struggle, or competition. If they lose the day, they are defeated. His determination and refusal to back down had won the day.
33. If you say that a task is all in a day's work for someone, you mean that they do not mind doing it although it may be difficult, because it is part of their job or because they often do it. For war reporters, dodging snipers' bullets is all in a day's work.
34. your day in court: see:
court it's early days: see early at the end of the day: see end late in the day: see late someone's days are numbered: see number the good old days: see old. American printer and journalist who founded the first penny newspaper, the New York Sun (1833). His son Benjamin (1838-1916) invented the Ben Day process for shading printed illustrations. American writer best known for his autobiographical Life with Father (1935) and Life with Mother (published 1937). American journalist and reformer who cofounded the Catholic Worker in 1933 to promote pacifism and social justice. English-born colonist who was the first printer in New England. His Bay Psalm Book appeared in 1640. Time required for a celestial body to turn once on its axis; especially, the period of the Earth's rotation. The sidereal day (see:
sidereal period) is the time required for the Earth to rotate once relative to the background of the stars (i.e., the time between two observed passages of a star over the same meridian of longitude). The apparent solar day is the time between two successive transits of the Sun over the same meridian. Because the orbital motion of the Earth makes the Sun seem to move slightly eastward each day relative to the stars, the solar day is about four minutes longer than the sidereal day. The mean solar day is the average value of the solar day, which changes slightly in length during the year as the Earth's speed in its orbit varies. day lily All Saints' Day All Souls' Day April Fools' Day All Fools' Day Canada Day Dominion Day D Day Day Doris Day Dorothy Day Lewis Cecil Groundhog Day Hershey Alfred Day Independence Day John Day Fossil Beds National Monument Judgment Day of Labor Day May Day Memorial Day Decoration Day Mother's Day and Father's Day New Year's Day O'Connor Sandra Day Sandra Day Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre of Six Day War Thanksgiving Day Valentine's Day Veterans Day Day of Atonement Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Holocaust Remembrance days Hundred Days July Days June Days Seven Days' Battles.
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