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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
di·a·ry

 \\ˈdī-(ə-)rē\\ noun 
(plural -ries)
 ETYMOLOGY  Latin diarium, from dies day — more at 
deity
 DATE  1581
1. a record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals : 
journal
especially : a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings
2. a book intended or used for a diary
English Etymology
diary
  1581, from L. diarium, "daily allowance," later "a journal," neut. of diarius "daily," from dies "day." Earliest sense was a daily record of events; sense of the book in which such are written is first attested in Ben Jonson's "Volpone" (1605).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
 diary
diary 5daiEri / noun(pl. -ies)
1. (BrE(NAmE date·book) a book with spaces for each day of the year in which you can write down things you have to do in the future
   (工作日程)记事簿:
   a desk diary 
   枱式记事簿 
   I'll make a note of our next meeting in my diary. 
   我将把下次会议的事记在我的记事簿上。 
2. a book in which you can write down the experiences you have each day, your private thoughts, etc.
   日记;日记簿:
   Do you keep a diary (= write one regularly) ?
   你每天记日记吗? 
 see also 
journal
 (3), video diary 
 note at 
agenda
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of English


diary 
noun 
for appointments 

ADJ. appointments, bookings, engagement, social | desk, pocket | electronic 

VERB + DIARY have sth in I haven't got the meeting in my diary. | put sth in, write sth in Put it in your diary before you forget. 

PREP. in a/your ~ 

for writing down what happens each day 

ADJ. detailed | daily | personal, private, secret | field, gardening, travel He jotted down observations on the animals' habits in his field diary. 

VERB + DIARY keep I starting keeping a diary when I was thirteen. | write sth in, note sth in, record sth in ‘It's all over,’ he wrote in his diary for April 21. 

DIARY + NOUN entry 

PREP. in a/your ~ I've made a note in my diary. 

PHRASES an entry in a diary

Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
di·a·ry
I. \ˈdī(ə)rē, -ri\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Latin diarium, from dies day + -arium -ary — more at 
deity
1. : a register or record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals : 
journal
especially : a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings
2. : a book intended or used for a diary
II. adjective
Etymology: Latin dies day + English -ary
: lasting one day
 diary fever >

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