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all-day
[ awl-dey ]
/ ˈɔlˌdeɪ /
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adjective
taking up, extending through, lasting for, or occurring continually during a day, especially the hours of daylight; daylong: an all-day tour of the city; an all-day lollipop.
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Origin of all-day
First recorded in 1865–70
Words nearby all-day
all better, All Blacks, all but, all clear, all cylinders, all-day, all-dayer, all-dressed, all ears, allecret, allegation
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