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day time

day time is the alternative spelling of daytime.

Meaning of daytime

Noun

daytime (usually uncountable, plural daytimes)

  1. (usually) The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.
    • In the daytime the beds are made up but completely out of sight, giving the passenger a comfortable little private room; as the time for retiring comes, after preparing for rest in the same spacious conditions, he is able, practically at a touch, to pull the bed into position ready for use.1944 November and December, “"Duplex Roomette" Sleeping Cars”, in Railway Magazine, page 324

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Forms of day time

pluralday times

Questions about day time

What is day time the alternative spelling of?
Day time is the alternative spelling of daytime.

Words near day time in the dictionary

  1. day sign
  2. day signs
  3. day star
  4. day stars
  5. day the music died
  6. day time
  7. day times
  8. day to day
  9. day trade
  10. day traded
  11. day trader

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Adapted from Wiktionary: day time (page history and authors); daytime (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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