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Overview of noun day
1. twenty-four hours, solar mean solar day -- time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passangers per day"
2. some point or period in time; "it should arrive any day now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the days"; "these days it is not unusual"
3. daytime, daylight -- the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"
4. a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day"
5. the recurring hours established by contract or usage for work; "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"
6. an era of existence or influence; "in the day of the dinosaurs"; "in the days of the Roman Empire"; "in the days of sailing ships"
7. a period of opportunity; "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day"
8. the period of time taken by a particular planet e.g. Mars to make a complete rotation on its axis; "how long is a day on Jupiter?"
9. sidereal day -- the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
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