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calendar day

American

noun

the period from one midnight to the following midnight.

calendar day British

noun

See day

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Etymology

Origin of calendar day

First recorded in 1840–50

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calendar day

Downtown L.A. hit a high of 92 degrees on Monday — one degree short of the record of 93 for the calendar day — but was expected to reach only 61 degrees by Friday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2025

Advent calendar day 22: GB's Kerr wins 1500m gold.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2024

Mark your calendars, y’all, because next Tuesday ain’t your average calendar day.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2024

On Sunday alone, downtown had seen 4.1 inches of rain, which broke the record for the calendar day set on Feb. 4, 1927, when 2.55 inches of rain was recorded.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

We never got it on any dated calendar day.

From Essays — Second Series by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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