daytime
[dey-tahym]
- the time between sunrise and sunset.
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- occurring, done, presented, etc., during the day: daytime television.
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Compare nighttime.
Origin of daytime
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Contemporary Examples
The news should have been handed out during the daytime, McPhearson said, when protests would have been were more peaceful.
Meredith did some high-kicking with the Rockettes, and then breezed through a checklist of daytime staples: Fabulous prizes?
The battle-scarred daytime TV vet agrees that Vieira could survive and even thrive, but offers a cautionary note.
“There are actually three type of shows that succeed in daytime,” says the producer.
One of their first observations about daytime sleep was that the dreaded mid-afternoon slump is part of human nature.
Historical Examples
He would think you dreamed, as all people do, of what they think of in the daytime.
Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
You don't suppose it would walk in the grove in the daytime, do you?
Good IndianB. M. Bower
What delighted Pierre was that nothing of all the daytime junketing remained.
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
In the vicinity of the Grotto one could see now as clearly as in the daytime.
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
He could see even better in the night than in the daytime, so he was a fine watchman.
Classic MythsMary Catherine Judd
daytime
- the time between dawn and dusk; the day as distinct from evening or night
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Word Origin and History for daytime
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