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every day

every day adverb: as frequently as every day; daily. Also the obsolete form of everyday.

Adverb

every day (not comparable)

  1. As frequently as every day; daily.
    Synonyms:
    per diem
  2. Very frequently.
    • It's not every day you see that kind of thing.

Also used as

every day is also the obsolete form of everyday.

Synonyms of every day

Origin of every day

From Middle English every day.

Words formed from every day

Questions about every day

What does every day mean?
Every day means as frequently as every day; daily.
What part of speech is every day?
Every day is an adverb.

Words near every day in the dictionary

  1. every bit
  2. every body
  3. every cloud
  4. every cloud has a silver lining
  5. every dark cloud has a silver lining
  6. every day
  7. every day is a school day
  8. every day of the week
  9. every day of the week and twice on Sunday
  10. every day of the week and twice on Sundays
  11. every dog has his day

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