daily

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See also: đại lý

English

Alternative forms

  • dayly (archaic, obsolete)

Pronunciation

  • enPR: dāli, IPA(key): /ˈdeɪli/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪli

Etymology 1

From Middle English dayly, from Old English dæġlīċ, from Proto-West Germanic *dagalīk, from Proto-Germanic *dagalīkaz (“daily”), equivalent to day +‎ -ly. Cognate with Scots dayly, daly (“daily”), German Low German dagelk, dagelik (“daily”), Dutch dagelijks (“daily”), German täglich (“daily”), Danish daglig (“daily”), Swedish daglig (“daily”), Icelandic daglegur (“daily”).

Adjective

daily (not comparable)

  1. That occurs every day, or at least every working day
  2. diurnal, by daylight, as opposed to nightly
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Translations
diurnal, by daylight, as opposed to nightly — see diurnal

Noun

daily (plural dailies)

  1. Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.
    • 1920, James Newton McCord, A Textbook of Filing, page 124:
      In the home office these dailies may be filed under one of two methods. Geographically by the territory controlled by an Agency, filing the dailies by their numbers back of the guide indicating the locality. Geographically as above, but filing the dailies by expiration date instead of by their numbers.
    • 1946, The American Archivist, volumes 9-10, page 341:
      The dailies, or abstracts of the dailies, of the other companies and other departments are also checked, as has been said, in the Impaired Record department. For these coverages it is necessary to check for honesty or undesirable reputation of any kind. These dailies, and abstracts, are also taken by the "impaired record girls" when they have completed their checking, to the various departments.
    • 2011, Carole Marsh, Tennessee Dailies: 180 Daily Activities for Kids, →ISBN, page 39:
      The popular "dailies" format builds a broad range of knowledge by covering Tennessee Basics, Geography, History, People, and Government essential facts through interesting texts and visuals + reading comprehension activities, skill activities, map activities, and more.
    • 2013, Charles Steinbach, Schizophrenia's Gift, →ISBN:
      I do not let these experiences disrupt my focus in my daily or my responsibility for my family.
    1. A newspaper that is published every day.
    2. (UK) A cleaner who comes in daily.
    3. (UK, slang) A daily disposable.
    4. (video games) A quest in a massively multiplayer online game that can be repeated every day for cumulative rewards.
    5. (US, automotive, colloquial) A daily driver.
    6. (US, film, television) Raw, unedited footage traditionally developed overnight and viewed by the cast and crew the next day.
Synonyms
  • (cleaner who comes daily): daily help, daily maid (woman only)
  • (newspaper published every day): daily paper
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Verb

daily

  1. (US, automotive, colloquial) To drive an automobile frequently, on a daily basis, for regular and mundane tasks.

Etymology 2

From Middle English dayly, from Old English *dæġlīċe (found only as dæġhwāmlīċe), equivalent to day +‎ -ly.

Adverb

daily (not comparable)

  1. quotidianly, every day
  2. diurnally, by daylight
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