diary

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di·a·ry / ˈdīərē/ • n. (pl. -ries) a book in which one keeps a daily record of events and experiences: I resolved to keep a diary of events during the war. ∎  a datebook.

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diary

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diary XVI. — L. diārium daily allowance, (later) journal, in form sb. use of n. of diārius daily (which, however, is not pre-medieval), f. diēs day; see -ARY.
Hence diarist XIX.

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