Definition of diary
diaries
1 : a record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals : journal; especially : a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings
2 : a book intended or used for a diary
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Examples of diary in a Sentence
has diligently kept a diary since she was 15
Recent Examples of diary from the Web
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Outfielder Shin-Soo Choo wrote in an online diary entry that tears flowed after Dyson returned to his locker.
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Some of your husband's habits (keeping a detailed food and weight diary, for instance) are recommended after surgery as a way to keep the weight off.
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Maybe the author of that list would even reach out to thank me for sharing her work and invite me to publish a diary of my summer experiences.
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Leeds kept an extraordinarily detailed diary of his frequent déjà experiences, noting 144 episodes over the course of a year.
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At this point the diaries evolve from emotional vent to limbering-up exercise to full-on rough drafts for Sedaris’s writing.
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There were nearly 20 file cabinets that were filled with her account books, her letters, her diaries, her travel accounts.
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But the defense contends there’s no DNA or scientific evidence linking Donna Horwitz to the weapons or the crime scene, and nothing in the diary that cites plans to kill.
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The US$69.95 CD-ROM (available for DOS – the Mac version is coming later this year) was released to coincide with the publication of excerpts of Haldeman's diary by Putnam.
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Origin and Etymology of diary
Latin diarium, from dies day — more at deity
First Known Use: 1581
DIARY Defined for English Language Learners
diary
playDefinition of diary for English Language Learners
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: a book in which you write down your personal experiences and thoughts each day
DIARY Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of diary for Students
diaries
1 : a daily written record especially of personal experiences and thoughts
2 : a book for keeping a record of experiences and thoughts
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