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by day

by day prepositional phrase: during the day.

Prepositional phrase

  1. During the day.
    • He is a policeman by day and a thief by night.
    Synonyms:
    days, per diem
    Antonyms:
    by night

Synonyms of by day

Antonyms

Questions about by day

What does by day mean?
By day means during the day.
What part of speech is by day?
By day is a prepositional phrase.

Words near by day in the dictionary

  1. by common consent
  2. by comparison
  3. by contrast
  4. by crumbs
  5. by crums
  6. by day
  7. by default
  8. by definition
  9. by degrees
  10. by design
  11. by dint of

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