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Day

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daylightnounThe natural light that is ambient in daytime, being mostly sunlight (both direct and indirect, on either sunny days or cloudy days).
daytimenounThe time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.
sidereal daynoun(astronomy) One day of sidereal time; the time in which Earth rotates once around its axis, relative to the point of the vernal equinox (about 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4 seconds).
mean solar daynounthe average length of a solar day, used for practical timekeeping
solar daynoun(astronomy) One day of solar time; the time in which a planet such as Earth apparently rotates once around its axis relative to the Sun; the time taken for the Sun to seem to be in the same place in the sky twice (on Earth about 24 hours as an average - the length of solar day is not constant throughout the year)
twenty-four hoursnountime for earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

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darknounHaving an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
nightnoun(countable) The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.
nighttimenounThe hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.

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daytimenounThe time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.
daylightnounThe natural light that is ambient in daytime, being mostly sunlight (both direct and indirect, on either sunny days or cloudy days).
mean solar daynounthe average length of a solar day, used for practical timekeeping
solar daynoun(astronomy) One day of solar time; the time in which a planet such as Earth apparently rotates once around its axis relative to the Sun; the time taken for the Sun to seem to be in the same place in the sky twice (on Earth about 24 hours as an average - the length of solar day is not constant throughout the year)
sidereal daynoun(astronomy) One day of sidereal time; the time in which Earth rotates once around its axis, relative to the point of the vernal equinox (about 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4 seconds).
twenty-four hoursnountime for earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
tomorrownoun(uncountable) The day after the present day.
morrownoun(archaic or poetic) The next or following day.
daylongThroughout the day.
yesterdaynounThe day immediately before today; one day ago.
todaynounThe current day or date.
periodnoun(now chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
timingnoun(countable, uncountable) The time when something happens.
dailynounSomething that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.
basisnounA starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
stagenounA phase.
overnightnounAn item delivered or completed overnight.
eranounA time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.
up-to-date(before the noun, idiomatic) Current; recent; the latest.
presentnounThe current moment or period of time.

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