day
noun
/deɪ/
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/dæɪ/
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- (informal, or, meteorology) A 24-hour period beginning at 6am or sunrise.
- The part of a day period which one spends at one’s job, school, etc.
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μέρα,
ημέρα
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- A period of time between two set times which mark the beginning and the end of day in a calendar, such as from midnight to the following midnight or (Judaism) from nightfall to the following nightfall.
- A period of contention of a day or less.
- A period of confusion of a day or more.
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μέρα,
ημέρα,
εικοσιτετράωρο,
ημερονύχτιο
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dais
noun
/-əs/
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/ˈdaɪ-/
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/ˈdeɪ.əs/
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/ˈdeɪ.ɪs/
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- A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc., which may be used to speak from. [from c. 1800.]
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εξέδρα
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