diurnaladjective
uk/ˌdaɪˈɜː.nəl/us/ˌdaɪˈɝː.nəl/specializedhappening over a period of a day, or being active or happening during the day rather than at night
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nocturnal
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Days & times of day
- afternoon
- afternoons
- am
- at the crack of dawn idiom
- bedtime
- circadian
- crepuscular
- last orders
- lighting-up time
- local time
- lunch hour
- lunchtime
- office hours
- opening time
- overnight
- playtime
- pm
- rush hour
- twilit
- watershed
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diurnally
adverb uk/ˌdaɪˈɜː.nəl.i/us/ˌdaɪˈɝː.nəl.i/
Examples from literature
- But he probably neglected to keep diurnal notes.
- Of the former they have no measure but the visible diurnal motion of the sun or the monthly revolution of the moon.
- The diurnal revolution of the earth brings the joyful sunrise and the pathetic sunset.