day
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3.0
- noun
- /deɪ/
- I will always remember the day we celebrated her graduation from college with our family.
- the old days
- the early days
- remember the days
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- The chefs of those days were not American.
- It was still the old days in every way.
- So if you've been here since day one, like hi.
- Well, yeah, that is the most horrible day in America's history.
Examples
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I haven't eaten a thing all day.
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This has been the best day of my life ever.
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I still think to this day Second's return.
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But yeah, that was the day that I knew it was real.
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Back in the day, I had eyes everywhere.
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And ever since that day, only the sons of noble families have served as knights.
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We are a family, and like any family, we have our good days and not-so-good days.
Academic text (2011) -
The outburst resonated powerfully with Americans of the day, who had a great deal to be angry about.
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That was the day when she finally achieved her lifelong dream of becoming a doctor.
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After years of hard work, he finally had his day in the spotlight as the lead actor in the play.
Synonyms
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5.8
A time when someone or something is most successful
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4.4
A short time when a person has success and many people notice them
Idioms
- Informal
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5.5
A time in the past people remember with warm feelings, often when they were young
- Offensive
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9.0
A joking way to say someone is not good enough to do something as a job
Compounds
- US
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1.4
A holiday on the first Monday in September in the United States and Canada celebrating workers
- US
71
1.3
A United States holiday on the last Monday in May to honor soldiers who died in war
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1.8
A national holiday for giving thanks and sharing a large meal in the United States and Canada
- US
30
1.7
A United States public holiday on November 11 that honors people who served in the military
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8.8
In Christian belief, a future day when God judges everyone's life and decides their final place after death
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2.0
A public holiday on 17 March when people celebrate Irish culture by wearing green and joining parades
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1.1
A national holiday in the United States on July 4th that remembers when the country became independent in 1776
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5.2
A person who belongs to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often called the Mormon Church
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3.2
A day on February 2 when people watch a groundhog come out and guess if winter will last longer
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2.2
A period of work during the day, usually from morning to afternoon, or the workers who work then
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2.8
A United States public holiday on the third Monday in February honoring Washington and Lincoln
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2.5
A place where children spend the day doing activities with adults and go home at night
- US
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3.2
A public holiday in the United States on the second Monday in October to remember Columbus's arrival in the Americas
A Christian church started in 1830 by Joseph Smith, based in Salt Lake City
9
2.0
A public holiday in the United States on the third Monday in January to honor Martin Luther King Jr
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1.7
A school where students go during the day and go home in the evening, not a boarding school
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3.7
A day for special celebration and big meals, often for religious or cultural reasons
- US
7
3.4
A day in the United States that remembers when the national flag was first used on June 14
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2.9
A national holiday in France on July 14 that marks the storming of the Bastille in 1789
Surface Forms
Etymology
Day comes from an old English word dæg meaning 'day' or 'time'. That is why people use 'days' to mean a particular period or era in life, as in 'those were the days' when something was most important.