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Meaning of day

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  day
      n 1: time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis;
           "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances
           every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day" [syn:
           {day}, {twenty-four hours}, {twenty-four hour period},
           {24-hour interval}, {solar day}, {mean solar day}]
      2: some point or period in time; "it should arrive any day now";
         "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the
         days"; "these days it is not unusual"
      3: a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance;
         "Mother's Day"
      4: the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light
         outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to
         make the repairs in the daytime" [syn: {day}, {daytime},
         {daylight}] [ant: {dark}, {night}, {nighttime}]
      5: the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially
         those when you are working); "my day began early this
         morning"; "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"; "she
         called it a day and went to bed"
      6: an era of existence or influence; "in the day of the
         dinosaurs"; "in the days of the Roman Empire"; "in the days
         of sailing ships"; "he was a successful pianist in his day"
      7: the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars)
         to make a complete rotation on its axis; "how long is a day
         on Jupiter?"
      8: the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a
         particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar
         day [syn: {sidereal day}, {day}]
      9: a period of opportunity; "he deserves his day in court";
         "every dog has his day"
      10: United States writer best known for his autobiographical
          works (1874-1935) [syn: {Day}, {Clarence Day}, {Clarence
          Shepard Day Jr.}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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