Definition of day

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Day (n.) A specified time or period; time, considered with reference to the existence or prominence of a person or thing; age; time..

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Dog Star :: Dog Star () Sirius, a star of the constellation Canis Major, or the Greater Dog, and the brightest star in the heavens; -- called also Canicula, and, in astronomical charts, / Canis Majoris. See Dog days..
Friday :: Friday (n.) The sixth day of the week, following Thursday and preceding Saturday..
Dog Days :: Dog days () A period of from four to six weeks, in the summer, variously placed by almanac makers between the early part of July and the early part of September; canicular days; -- so called in reference to the rising in ancient times of the Dog Star (Sirius) with the sun. Popularly, the sultry, close part of the summer..
Collation :: Collation (v. t.) A light repast or luncheon; as, a cold collation; -- first applied to the refreshment on fast days that accompanied the reading of the collation in monasteries..
Peer :: Peer (v. i.) To look narrowly or curiously or intently; to peep; as, the peering day..
Guy :: Guy (n.) A grotesque effigy, like that of Guy Fawkes, dressed up in England on the fifth of November, the day of the Gunpowder Plot..
Nice :: Nice (superl.) Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a nice party; a nice excursion; a nice person; a nice day; a nice sauce, etc..
Periscii :: Periscii (n. pl.) Those who live within a polar circle, whose shadows, during some summer days, will move entirely round, falling toward every point of the compass..
Commencement :: Commencement (n.) The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.
Following :: Following (a.) Next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held on the following day..
Epact :: Epact (n.) The moon's age at the beginning of the calendar year, or the number of days by which the last new moon has preceded the beginning of the year..
Twopence :: Twopence (n.) A small coin, and money of account, in England, equivalent to two pennies, -- minted to a fixed annual amount, for almsgiving by the sovereign on Maundy Thursday..
Third :: Third (a.) Constituting or being one of three equal parts into which anything is divided; as, the third part of a day..
Intercalation :: Intercalation (n.) The insertion of a day, or other portion of time, in a calendar..
Ancient :: Ancient (a.) Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times before the fall of the Roman empire; -- opposed to modern; as, ancient authors, literature, history; ancient days..
Quintan :: Quintan (a.) Occurring as the fifth, after four others also, occurring every fifth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quintan fever..
Valentine :: Valentine (n.) A sweetheart chosen on St. Valentine's Day.
Let-up :: Let-up (n.) Abatement; also, cessation; as, it blew a gale for three days without any let-up..
Noon :: Noon (a.) Belonging to midday; occurring at midday; meridional.
Hour :: Hour (n.) The time of the day, as expressed in hours and minutes, and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour? At what hour shall we meet?.
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