Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A usually daily written record of personal experiences and observations; a journal.
- noun A daily record of events or measurable phenomena, usually kept to track patterns over time.
- noun A book or computer file used for keeping such a record.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Lasting for one day: as, a diary fever.
- noun [= Sp. Pg. It. diario, ⟨ L. diarium, a daily allowance for soldiers, LL. also a diary, neut. of *diarius, adj., ⟨ dies, day: see dial, deity. The synonym journal is of the same ult. origin.]
- noun An account of daily events or transactions; a journal; specifically, a daily record kept by a person of any or all matters within his experience or observation: as, a diary of the weather; a traveler's diary.
- noun A book prepared for keeping a diary; especially, a book with blank leaves bearing printed dates for a daily record, often including other printed matter of current use or interest: as, a lawyers' diary.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A register of daily events or transactions; a daily record; a journal; a blank book dated for the record of daily memoranda
- adjective obsolete lasting for one day.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
daily log ofexperiences , especially those of the writer. - noun The method or
media used to keep such experiences. - noun UK, Canada A
calendar orappointment book . - adjective obsolete Lasting for one
day .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a personal journal (as a physical object)
- noun a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Anna had underlined the word diary in her notebook.
Silent Scream: An Anna Travis Mystery Lynda La Plante 2009
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Anna had underlined the word diary in her notebook.
Silent Scream: An Anna Travis Mystery Lynda La Plante 2009
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(Of course, if your diary is a Livejournal, it talks back to you in many voices ...)
March Books 6) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling nwhyte 2009
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Between your excellent analysis in the VA -02 and your insights and ideas here, your diary is already “written.”
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But with this difference: a diary is almost always a private matter.
Why I Blog 2008
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But with this difference: a diary is almost always a private matter.
Why I Blog 2008
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But with this difference: a diary is almost always a private matter.
Why I Blog 2008
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Telling Scott he should leave stuff in his diary is almost as bad as telling him to leave stuff out, like you said its his, let him pick what he wants to leave in or out.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Diary #23: “No More Politics” 2007
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This diary is a love letter written by a new mother named Suzanne for her baby son, Nicholas.
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I light a spirit-lamp, and make some coffee, and he open the dead man's book -- it is what they call a diary -- and begin to read.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
bilby commented on the word diary
"November 21, 1943
My Diary: Sunny early morning, rush to hang blankets out to dry.
Alf Fildes' Diary: Began sunny but developed into the usual rain.
Regimental Diary: At mid-day 19 Battery reported 2 guns ready for action. Bombard fired. Little improvement in weather.
Mrs Gronks Diary: Cat died. Cancelled milk."
- Spike Milligan, 'Mussolini: My Part In His Downfall'.
April 25, 2009