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Daily \Dai"ly\, n.; pl. {Dailies}.
A publication which appears regularly every day; as, the
morning dailies.
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Daily \Dai"ly\, adv.
Every day; day by day; as, a thing happens daily.
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Daily \Dai"ly\ (d[=a]"l[y^]), a. [AS. d[ae]gl[imac]c; d[ae]g day
-l[imac]c like. See {Day}.]
Happening, or belonging to, each successive day; diurnal; as,
daily labor; a daily bulletin.
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Give us this day our daily bread. --Matt. vi.
11.
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Bunyan has told us . . . that in New England his dream
was the daily subject of the conversation of thousands.
--Macaulay.

Syn: {Daily}, {Diurnal}.

Usage: Daily is Anglo-Saxon, and diurnal is Latin. The former
is used in reference to the ordinary concerns of life;
as, daily wants, daily cares, daily employments. The
latter is appropriated chiefly by astronomers to what
belongs to the astronomical day; as, the diurnal
revolution of the earth.
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Man hath his daily work of body or mind
Appointed, which declares his dignity,
And the regard of Heaven on all his ways.
--Milton.
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Half yet remains unsung, but narrower bound
Within the visible diurnal sphere. --Milton.
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