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Dies Words: “ante meridian” to “terdiurnal”

Words that include: dies (DEE uhs), di-, die-, -diem, diurn- (Latin: day).

Don't confuse this "dies" [day] (DEE ukhs) with the verb that means "death" (DIGHZ) or the number "two".



antemeridian (A.M.) [also antemeridiem]:
1. Of or belonging to the forenoon or "morning".
2. Before midday; applicable to the hours between midnight and the following noon.
carpe diem:
Carpe Diem, quam minimum credula postero.
"Seize the day and place no trust in tomorrow."
—Horace, from his Odes
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying,
And this same flower that smiles today
Tomorrow will be dying.
—Robert Herrick (1591-1674)
circadian:
Designating physiological activity that occurs approximately every twenty-four hours, or the rhythm of such activity.
dial:
An instrument serving to tell the hour of the day, by means of the sun's shadow upon a graduated surface; a sun-dial.
diary:
1. A daily record of events or transactions, a journal; specifically, a daily record of matters affecting the writer personally, or which come under his personal observation.
2. A book prepared for keeping a daily record, or having spaces with printed dates for daily memoranda and jottings; also, applied to calendars containing daily memoranda on matters of importance to people generally, or to members of a particular profession, occupation, or pursuit.
dies non:
A day on which no legal business is carried on. Literally, dies non (juridicus) is "a not juridical day".
dismal:
1. The dies mali, evil, unlucky or unpropitious days, of the mediaeval calendar, called also dies Aegyptiaci, "Egipcian daies"; hence, by extension, Evil days (generally), days of disaster, gloom, or depression, the days of old age.
2. Of or belonging to the dies mali; unlucky, unpropitious.
3. Boding or bringing misfortune and disaster; unlucky, sinister, malign, fatal.
4. Of the nature of misfortune or disaster; disastrous, calamitous.
5. Of some character or an aspect that causes gloom and depression; depressingly dark, sombre, gloomy, dreary, or cheerless.
6. Of a character or aspect denoting gloom or depression; (subjectively) gloomy or miserable.
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diurnal:
1. Performed in or occupying one day; daily.
2. Of or belonging to each day; performed, happening, or recurring every day; daily. Of periodicals: Published or issued every day.
3. Of or belonging to the day as distinguished from the night; the opposite of nocturnal. In zoology, specifically a reference to animals active only during the day.
4. A book for daily use, a day-book, diary; especially, a record of daily occurrences, a journal.
diurnally:
In a diurnal way; every day; day by day; daily.
diurnation:
The habit of some animals, of sleeping or remaining quiescent during the day, as contrasted with their activity at night.
journal (French):
1. Performed, happening, or recurring every day; daily, diurnal.
2. A daily record of commercial transactions, entered as they occur, for the purpose of keeping accounts.
3. A daily newspaper or other publication; hence, by extension, any periodical publication containing news or dealing with matters of current interest in any particular sphere. Now often called specifically a "public journal".
meridian:
Mid-day, noon.
meridional:
Pertaining to or characteristic of noonday.
per diem:
An amount or allowance of so much every day.
postmeridian (P.M.) [also postmeridiem]:
1. Occurring after noon or midday; of or pertaining to the afternoon.
2. After midday; applied to the hours between noon and midnight; usually abbreviated pm or p.m.
quotidian:
1. Of or pertaining to every day; daily.
2. A reference to an everyday character; ordinary, commonplace, trivial.
semidiurnal:
1. In astronomy, pertaining to, consisting of, or performed in, half the time between the rising and setting of a celestial body; chiefly in semi-diurnal arc.
2. Occurring every twelve hours; primarily referring to the tides.
sine die:
Without any day being specified (for reassembling, resumption of business, trial of a person or cause, etc.); indefinitely.
sojourn (French):
A temporary stay at a place; a brief period of residence.
terdiurnal:
Occurring or done three times a day.