What Does the Root Diurnal Mean?
Diurnal (Adj.) Late 14C. , "Daily, Happening Every Day," from Late Latin Diurnalis "Daily," from Latin Dies "Day" + -Urnus, an Adjectival Suffix Denoting Time...
What is the meaning of the term diurnal?
(Entry 1 of 2) 1a biology : active chiefly in the daytime diurnal animals. b : of, relating to, or occurring in the daytime the city's diurnal noises. c botany : opening during the day and closing at night diurnal flowers.
What does the Latin etymology diurnal mean?
(daɪɜːʳnəl ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Diurnal means happening or active during the daytime.
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