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daylight

day·light

UK/ˈdeɪlaɪt/ US/ˈdeɪˌlaɪt/ fairly common

noun

1.

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”
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2.

light during the daytime

Origin

From Middle English daye-lighte, dey liȝht, dailiȝt, day-liht, dai-liht (also as days lyȝt, daies liht), equivalent to day + light. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Deegeslucht, Daisljoacht (“daylight”), West Frisian deiljocht (“daylight”), Dutch daglicht (“daylight”), German Tageslicht (“daylight”).

Phrases

  • beat the daylight out of
  • broad daylight
  • burn daylight
  • create daylight between oneself and someone
  • daylight factor
  • daylight factory
  • daylight overdraft
  • daylight robbery

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