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Added 9 October 2026

daily

/ˈdeɪli/ noun

In Latin: quotīdiānus, cōtīdiānus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about daily at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A newspaper that is published every day.

adjective

Of or belonging to or occurring every day.
daily routine
Appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions.
casual clothes

adverb

Every day; without missing a day.
he stops by daily
Gradually and progressively.
his health weakened day by day

Origin

From Middle English dayly, from Old English dæġlīċ, from Proto-West Germanic *dagalīk, from Proto-Germanic *dagalīkaz (“daily”), equivalent to day + -ly. Cognate with Scots dayly, daly (“daily”), German Low German dagelk, dagelik (“daily”), Dutch dagelijks (“daily”), German täglich (“daily”), Danish daglig (“daily”), Swedish daglig (“daily”), Icelandic daglegur (“daily”).

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