diary English · revision 8015

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈdaɪ.(ə.)ɹi/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|la|diarium|alt=diārium|t=a daily allowance, later a journal]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) the neuter of diārius, daily,^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[m|la|dies|alt=diēs|t=day]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from PIE [[ine-pro|*dyew-|alt=*dyeu-|t=to shine; sky, heaven]], the root also of Greek Zeús and Latin Jūpiter.^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A daily record of events, a journal: 1581.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ A book with dated pages for keeping a daily record is first recorded in Ben Jonson's ''Volpone'' (1605).^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989) An adjective diary, daily, lasting one day, was used from 1592 and is obsolete,^(OED 1989) as is diary fever, an ephemeral fever (1639).^(OED 1989) ''Diarist'' is from the 19th century.^(Hoad 1986)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1581 – a journal.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1592 – daily (adjective, obsolete).^(OED 1989)

+ * 1605 – a book for daily records.^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A daily personal record of events, experiences and thoughts; a [[journal]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A book for keeping such a record, or for noting appointments.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[diarist]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[diurnal]]

+ * [[journal]]

+ * [[dial]]

+ * [[day]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}