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Definition of 'diary'

English

(Personal journal)

Noun

(diaries)
  • A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer.
  • The method or media used to keep such experiences.
  • They kept separate diaries'''. His was on paper and her '''diary was on her computer's hard drive.
  • (British|Canada) A calendar or appointment book.
  • Synonyms

    * daybook * journal

    Derived terms

    * diarist

    Coordinate terms

    * calendar * daybook * chronicle * log

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Lasting for one day.
  • * Francis Bacon
  • The offer of a usurpation, though it was but as a diary ague.

    Anagrams

    * dairy

    Similar to 'diary'

    dairy, dray, drey, dowry, dory, dowery, durry, deary, dyery, deray