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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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Diaries, like memoirs, are by their nature subjective.
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Specifically, the story reports Wilson is eating nine times a day while also eliminating diary (except on rare occasions) and gluten.
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Their names have yet to be revealed (Bey and Jay haven't even officially announced their birth), and Beyoncé has yet to stage a newborn shoot as epic as her pregnancy photo diaries.
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Several artifacts from the farm, including the diaries of the superintendent, are kept there.
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The early years of the diaries show us how difficult that battle must have been.
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His family opened his personal diaries to a journalist for the first time to get the whole, crooked, tragic story.
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The Twin Peaks police discovered Laura Palmer’s diary, a crucial part of the 1992 film Fire Walk With Me, which contains details on Dale’s possession.
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Although there was no name in the diary, which described the murders in detail, dozens of clues in the narrative identified the man as none other than James Maybrick, who had, until then, never been a suspect in the case.
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Origin and Etymology of diary
Latin diarium, from dies day — more at deity
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
diary
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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