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daily

[ dey-lee ]

adjective

  1. of, done, occurring, or issued each day or each weekday:

    daily attendance; a daily newspaper.

  2. computed or measured by the day:

    daily quota; a daily wage.



noun

plural dailies.
  1. a newspaper appearing each day or each weekday.
  2. dailies, Movies. a series of hastily printed shots from the previous day's shooting, selected by the director to be viewed for possible inclusion in the final version of the film; rushes.
  3. British.
    1. a nonresident servant who comes to work every day; a permanently employed servant who sleeps out.
    2. a person employed to do cleaning or other household work by the day.

adverb

  1. every day; day by day:

    She phoned the hospital daily.

daily

/ ˈdeɪlɪ /

adjective

  1. of or occurring every day or every weekday

    a daily paper

  2. earn one's daily bread
    to earn one's living
  3. the daily round
    the usual activities of one's day
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a daily publication, esp a newspaper
  2. Also calleddaily help another name for a charwoman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. every day
  2. constantly; often
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • daili·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of daily1

First recorded before 1000; late Middle English; Old English dæglīc; equivalent to day + -ly
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Word History and Origins

Origin of daily1

Old English dæglīc; see day , -ly 1
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Example Sentences

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In such a milieu, Hine’s troubling 1908 photographs would easily disappear, perhaps seizing a moment but soon evaporating into the visual miasma that floods the zone daily.

It feels like another variation on the endless online content on self-improvement, but with a sprinkling of scripture on top of the talk about dating or improving your daily mood.

From Salon

There was no mention of the training ground attack, nor was there any word from the Ministry of Defence in its daily reports.

From BBC

While these roles may not always dominate headlines, they form the backbone of our daily life.

From Salon

They talk almost daily in their shared corner of the team’s clubhouse.

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