Meaning

4 senses
  1. A flower that opens only in the day.

  2. A book containing canonical offices performed during the day, hence not matins.

  3. (archaic)A diary or journal.

  4. (archaic)A daily news publication.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The jaguarundi appears to be primarily diurnal.

  2. Cheetahs are diurnal because their hunting technique relies on sight.

  3. Degus make lovely pets: they are diurnal and hence are awake when you are.

Translations

2 languages

Origin

From Latin diurnālis, from diēs (“day”). Doublet of journal.

From Latin diurnālis, from diēs (“day”). Doublet of journal.

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Forms

plural: diurnals
Singulardiurnal
Pluraldiurnals

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
diurnal — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto