DAY


Meaning of DAY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdā ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dæg; akin to Old High German tag day

Date: before 12th century

1.

a. : the time of light between one night and the next

b. : daylight 1

c. : daytime

2. : the period of rotation of a planet (as earth) or a moon on its axis

3. : the mean solar day of 24 hours beginning at mean midnight

4. : a specified day or date

5. : a specified time or period : age

in grandfather's day

— often used in plural

the old day s

the day s of sailing ships

6. : the conflict or contention of the day

played hard and won the day

7. : the time established by usage or law for work, school, or business

- day after day

- day in, day out

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.