Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [deyz]
- /deɪz/
- /deɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [deyz]
- /deɪz/
Definitions of days word
- adverb days during the day, esp regularly 3
- adverb days during every day or most days 3
- adverb days in or during the day regularly: They slept days rather than nights. 1
- noun days the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset: Since there was no artificial illumination, all activities had to be carried on during the day. 1
- noun days the light of day; daylight: The owl sleeps by day and feeds by night. 1
- noun days Astronomy. Also called mean solar day. a division of time equal to 24 hours and representing the average length of the period during which the earth makes one rotation on its axis. Also called solar day. a division of time equal to the time elapsed between two consecutive returns of the same terrestrial meridian to the sun. Also called civil day. a division of time equal to 24 hours but reckoned from one midnight to the next. See also lunar day, sidereal day. 1
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Origin of days
First appearance:
before 1125 One of the 6% oldest English words
1125-75; Middle English daies; see day, -s1
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Parts of speech for Days
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
days popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
days usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for days
noun days
- generation — the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation.
- lifetime — the time that the life of someone or something continues; the term of a life: peace within our lifetime.
- aeon — An aeon is an extremely long period of time.
- life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- ages — the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to: trees of unknown age; His age is 20 years.
Antonyms for days
noun days
- nights — at or during the night regularly or frequently: He worked during the day and wrote nights.
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