diary

diary

a private daily record of one’s experiences and feelings; journal, daybook, log, chronicle

Not to be confused with:

dairy – a place where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made; a shop or company that sells milk, butter, etc.

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di·a·ry

 (dī′ə-rē)

n. pl. di·a·ries

1.

a. A usually daily written record of personal experiences and observations; a journal.

b. A daily record of events or measurable phenomena, usually kept to track patterns over time: kept a diary of blood sugar levels.

2. A book or computer file used for keeping such a record.

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[Latin diārium, daily allowance, daily journal, from diēs, day; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots.]

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diary

(ˈdaɪərɪ)

n, pl -ries

1. a personal record of daily events, appointments, observations, etc

2. a book for keeping such a record

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

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di•a•ry

(ˈdaɪ ə ri)

n., pl. -ries.

1. a daily written record of one's experiences, observations, and feelings.

2. a book for keeping such a record.

3. a book for noting daily appointments and the like.

[1575–85; < Latin diārium daily allowance, journal =di(ēs) day + -ārium -ary]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	diary - a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations journal piece of writing, written material, writing - the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing" blog, web log - a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies; "postings on a blog are usually in chronological order"
	2.	diary - a personal journal (as a physical object) journal - a record book as a physical object

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diary

noun

1. journal, log, chronicle, memoir, daily record, logbook, day-to-day account the most famous descriptive passage in his diary

2. engagement book, schedule, agenda, calendar, timetable, organizer, Filofax (trademark), appointment book, personal organizer My diary is pretty full next week.

Quotations
"Keep a diary and someday it'll keep you" [Mae West Every Day's a Holiday]

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Translations

مُفَكَّرَه، يَوْمِيّاتيَوْمِيَّات

deníkdiář

dagbog

TagebuchTerminkalender

ημερολόγιο

diario

päiväkirja

journalagenda

dnevnik

dagbók

diariotaccuinoagenda

日記

일기

dienoraštis

dienasgrāmatapiezīmju grāmatiņa

dagboek

dagbok

pamiętnik

diário

дневник

dnevnikkoledarrokovnik

dagbok

สมุดบันทึกประจำวัน

ajandagünlük

nhật ký

日志日记

diary

[ˈdaɪərɪ] N (= journal) → diario m; (for engagements) → agenda f
I keep a diary → estoy escribiendo un diario
see desk B

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

diary

[ˈdaɪəri] n

(= personal records) → journal m
to keep a diary → tenir un journal
I keep a diary → Je tiens un journal. video diary

(= appointment book) → agenda m
I've got her phone number in my diary → J'ai son numéro de téléphone dans mon agenda.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

diary

n (of personal experience) → Tagebuch nt; (for noting dates) → (Termin)kalender m; to keep a diary → Tagebuch führen; desk/pocket diary → Schreibtisch-/Taschenkalender m; I’ve got it in my diary → es steht in meinem (Termin)kalender

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

diary

[ˈdaɪərɪ] n (daily record) → diario; (for engagements) → agenda
to keep a diary → tenere un diario

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

diary

(ˈdaiəri) – plural ˈdiaries – noun

a (small book containing a) record of daily happenings. The explorer kept a diary of his adventures. dagboek مُفَكَّرَه، يَوْمِيّات дневник diário deník das Tagebuch dagbog προσωπικό ημερολόγιο diario päevik دفتر روزانه؛ دفتر خاطرات päiväkirja journalיומן दैनिक वृत्त की पुस्तिका dnevnik, zabilješke napló buku harian dagbók diario 日記 일기 dienoraštis dienasgrāmata; piezīmju grāmatiņa (ar kalendāru) diari dagboek, agendadagbokdziennik ورځنى يا دداشتونه diário jurnal дневник denník dnevnik dnevnik dagbok สมุดบันทึก günlük 日記 щоденник روز نامچہ nhật ký 日记

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diary

→ يَوْمِيَّات diář dagbog Terminkalender ημερολόγιο diario päiväkirja agenda dnevnik diario 日記 일기 dagboek dagbok pamiętnik diário дневник dagbok สมุดบันทึกประจำวัน ajanda nhật ký 日志

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diary

n diario

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