diary

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English

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaɪ.ə.ɹi/, /ˈdaɪ.ɹi/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪ.əɹi

Etymology 1

From Latin diārium (“a daily allowance for soldiers, in Late Latin also ‘diary’”), neuter of *diārius, from diēs (“a day”) (whence also journal). Cognate with Spanish diario (“daily; diary”).

Noun

diary (plural diaries)

  1. A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer.
    Synonyms: daybook, journal
    They kept separate diaries. His was on paper and her diary was on her computer's hard drive.
    • 2005 January 30, Jef Biederman, “Feng Shui Is Like So Passe”, in Totally Spies!: Undercover, season 3, episode 19, spoken by Alexandra “Alex” (Andrea Baker as Clover and Katie Griffin), Marathon Media, via Teletoon:
      No, I’m just going over the stuff Tara wrote in my diary.
      She’s writing your diary? Could you be any lazier?
  2. (British, Canada) A personal organizer or appointment diary.
    Synonym: (more common term in Canada) agenda
    • 2004, Victoria Kidwell, Homework, page 29:
      It is recommended that teachers and pupils are issued with homework diaries to help implement and monitor the homework timetable.
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  • → Indonesian: diari
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Verb

diary (third-person singular simple present diaries, present participle diarying, simple past and past participle diaried)

  1. (intransitive) To keep a diary or journal.
    • 2015, Hugh O'Donovan, Mindful Walking:
      As part of her mindful movement practise, diarying is important to Sarah. "It gives me a chance to see what is going on, to reflect on my experience."

Etymology 2

From Latin diārius.[1]

Adjective

diary (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Lasting for one day.
    • 1605, Francis Bacon, a letter to the Lord Chancellor, touching the History of Britain:
      the offer of a usurpation, though it were but as a diary ague

References

  1. ^ “diary, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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