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diurnal (?), a. [L. diurnalis, fr. dies day. See Deity, and cf. Journal.] 1. Relating to the daytime; belong
| diurnal | (?), a. [L. diurnalis, fr. dies day. See Deity, and cf. Journal.] 1.
Relating to the daytime; belonging to the period of daylight, distinguished from the night; -- opposed to nocturnal; as, diurnal heat; diurnal hours.
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2.
Daily; recurring every day; performed in a day; going through its changes in a day; constituting the measure of a day; as, a diurnal fever; a diurnal task; diurnal aberration, or diurnal parallax; the diurnal revolution of the earth.
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| diurnal | (?), n. [Cf. F. diurnal a prayerbook. See Diurnal, a.] 1.
A daybook; a journal. [Obs.] Tatler.
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2. (R. C. Ch.)
A small volume containing the daily service for the little hours, viz., prime, tierce, sext, nones, vespers, and compline.
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3. (Zol.)
A diurnal bird or insect.
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