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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024di•ur•nal /daɪˈɜrnəl/USA pronunciation adj. - of or belonging to the daytime.
- occurring each day;
daily. di•ur•nal•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024di•ur•nal (dī ûr′nl),USA pronunciation adj. - of or pertaining to a day or each day;
daily. - of or belonging to the daytime (opposed to nocturnal).
- Botanyshowing a periodic alteration of condition with day and night, as certain flowers that open by day and close by night.
- active by day, as certain birds and insects (opposed to nocturnal).
n. - Religion[Liturgy.]a service book containing offices for the daily hours of prayer.
- [Archaic.]a diary.
- [Archaic.]a newspaper, esp. a daily one.
- Latin diurnālis, equivalent. to diurn(us) daily + -ālis -al1
- late Middle English 1400–50
di•ur′nal•ly, adv. di•ur′nal•ness, n. |