diary
[ dahy-uh-ree ]
/ ˈdaɪ ə ri /
noun, plural di·a·ries.
a daily record, usually private, especially of the writer's own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes, etc.
a book for keeping such a record.
a book or pad containing pages marked and arranged in calendar order, in which to note appointments and the like.
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diary
/ (ˈdaɪərɪ) /
noun plural -ries
a personal record of daily events, appointments, observations, etc
a book for keeping such a record
Word Origin for diary
C16: from Latin diārium daily allocation of food or money, journal, from diēs day
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Word Origin and History for diary
diary
1580s, from Latin diarium "daily allowance," later "a journal," neuter of diarius "daily," from dies "day" (see diurnal); also see -ary. Earliest sense was a daily record of events; sense of the book in which such are written is said to be first attested in Ben Jonson's "Volpone" (1605).
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