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diary (ˈdaɪərɪ Pronunciation for diary ) 

Definitions

noun

(plural) -ries
  1. a personal record of daily events, appointments, observations, etc
  2. a book for keeping such a record

Word Origin

C16: from Latin diārium daily allocation of food or money, journal, from diēs day

Synonyms

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= journal, log, chronicle, memoir, daily record, logbook, day-to-day account, blog
= engagement book, schedule, agenda, calendar, timetable, organizer, Filofax, appointment book, personal organizer

Quotations including 'diary'

  • "Keep a diary and someday it'll keep you" Mae West
  • "Only good girls keep diaries. Bad girls don't have the time" Tallulah Bankhead

Translations for 'diary'

  • British English: diaryPronunciation for diary A diary is a notebook with a separate space for each day of the year.I read the entry from his diary for July 10, 1940.ˈdaɪərɪ NOUN
  • Arabic: يَوْمِيَّاتPronunciation for يَوْمِيَّات
  • Brazilian Portuguese: diárioPronunciation for diário
  • Chinese: 日志Pronunciation for 日志
  • Croatian: dnevnikPronunciation for dnevnik
  • Czech: diářPronunciation for diář
  • Danish: dagbogPronunciation for dagbog
  • Dutch: dagboekPronunciation for dagboek
  • European Spanish: diarioPronunciation for diario
  • Finnish: päiväkirjaPronunciation for päiväkirja
  • French: agendaPronunciation for agenda
  • German: TerminkalenderPronunciation for Terminkalender Terminkalender
  • Greek: ημερολόγιοPronunciation for ημερολόγιο
  • Italian: diarioPronunciation for diario
  • Japanese: 日記Pronunciation for 日記
  • Korean: 일기Pronunciation for 일기일지
  • Norwegian: dagbokPronunciation for dagbok
  • Polish: pamiętnikPronunciation for pamiętnik
  • Portuguese: diárioPronunciation for diário
  • Romanian: jurnal jurnale
  • Russian: дневникPronunciation for дневник
  • Spanish: diarioPronunciation for diario
  • Swedish: dagbokPronunciation for dagbok dagböcker
  • Thai: สมุดบันทึกประจำวันPronunciation for สมุดบันทึกประจำวัน
  • Turkish: ajandaPronunciation for ajanda
  • Ukrainian: щоденник
  • Vietnamese: nhật kýPronunciation for nhật ký

Example Sentences Including 'diary'

Eric's blue Moroccan leather diary was on top of a pile of books.
Higgins, Jack A Season in Hell
For instance, you may think you are eating regularly, but a diary may reveal snacking habits at work.
Colette Harris, With Theresa Cheung PCOS DIET BOOK: How you can use the nutritional approach to deal with polycystic ovary syndrome (2002)
He hadn't solved her final diary jotting: Goodbye drinks at K's.
Curzon, Clare The Quest for K
Her diary , updated regularly during her 113 days at sea, closed yesterday.
Glasgow Herald (2002)
I'd never known she'd kept a diary , never seen one about the house.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)
Mr Shaw said that this entry in the diary he was examining in the witness box at the Old Bailey had jumped out.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
The problem is that he won't let anybody see the diary , which belongs to a private collector.
Globe and Mail (2003)
The twin demons of drink and anarchic sex pursue Tiff through the pages of his diary.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Washington diary Andreas Frew reports from the heady heights of Capitol Hill
New Scientist (1999)

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