diary
Americannoun
plural
diaries-
a daily record, usually private, especially of the writer's own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes, etc.
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a book for keeping such a record.
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a book or pad containing pages marked and arranged in calendar order, in which to note appointments and the like.
noun
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a personal record of daily events, appointments, observations, etc
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a book for keeping such a record
Etymology
Origin of diary
1575–85; < Latin diārium daily allowance, journal, equivalent to di ( ēs ) day + -ārium -ary
Example Sentences
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Is this where she lived and slept and wrote in her diary and —was Luc in this room, too?
From Literature
The Y2K aesthetic elicits a young girl’s diary.
From Los Angeles Times
With a newfound maturity and emotional depth, Swanberg is continuing to make movies that are part diary, part generational markers.
From Los Angeles Times
One Berliner wrote in his diary: “For the right price, you can get anything you want.”
Right before his 19th birthday, Rosenzweig wrote in his diary: “You believe you are philosophizing but you are only writing your own biography.”
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