Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The time between sunrise and sunset.
- adjective Occurring in or appropriate for use during the day.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun That part of the day during which the sun is above the horizon; the time from the first appearance to the total disappearance of the sun.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The time during which there is daylight, as distinguished from the night; same as
day , 1.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The time of
daylight ; the time betweensunrise andsunset . - adjective Pertaining to daytime; appropriate to the
day . - adjective Happening during the day.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
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Examples
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Storing the excess energy at night and using it during the daytime is a big challenge.
Energy Price Outlook, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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DF isn't that bad, as long as you watch the road signs and KEEP MOVING; but his emphasis on 'daytime' is appropriate.
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When my representative requested Y&R consider me as a writer/director for the show, a courtesy afforded previously to many Anglo actors in daytime, such as Susan Flannery, Meg Bennet, Ellen Wheeler, Courtney Simon, Douglas Marland, and Christopher Gotman, the response from Sr.
Victoria Rowell: Secrets of a Soap Opera Diva: The Business Behind the Bubbles Victoria Rowell 2010
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The road is great, not busy, and at least in daytime not dangerous. we experienced no sense of danger in Zee or Ixtapa.
Safety in Guerrero? 2009
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When my representative requested Y&R consider me as a writer/director for the show, a courtesy afforded previously to many Anglo actors in daytime, such as Susan Flannery, Meg Bennet, Ellen Wheeler, Courtney Simon, Douglas Marland, and Christopher Gotman, the response from Sr.
Victoria Rowell: Secrets of a Soap Opera Diva: The Business Behind the Bubbles Victoria Rowell 2010
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It is estimated that gross revenues of each soap exceed 100 million annually even with a dramatic decline in daytime drama.
Victoria Rowell: Secrets of a Soap Opera Diva: The Business Behind the Bubbles Victoria Rowell 2010
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Ms. Winfrey's design guru, Nate Berkus, just launched his own daytime show, and Rosie O'Donnell will be returning to daytime with a new show on Ms. Winfrey's coming cable network, a joint venture with Discovery Communications Inc.Mr. Cooper has long demonstrated an interest in daytime television.
CNN's Cooper to Host a Daytime Talk Show Sam Schechner 2010
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When my representative requested Y&R consider me as a writer/director for the show, a courtesy afforded previously to many Anglo actors in daytime, such as Susan Flannery, Meg Bennet, Ellen Wheeler, Courtney Simon, Douglas Marland, and Christopher Gotman, the response from Sr.
Victoria Rowell: Secrets of a Soap Opera Diva: The Business Behind the Bubbles Victoria Rowell 2010
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The road is great, not busy, and at least in daytime not dangerous. we experienced no sense of danger in Zee or Ixtapa.
Safety in Guerrero? 2009
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It is estimated that gross revenues of each soap exceed 100 million annually even with a dramatic decline in daytime drama.
Victoria Rowell: Secrets of a Soap Opera Diva: The Business Behind the Bubbles Victoria Rowell 2010
bilby commented on the word daytime
... except when there's a solar eclipse.
September 19, 2008