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day vs calendar day

calendar day vs day

day and calendar day both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
day Yes No No No
calendar day Yes No No No
As nouns, calendar day is a hypernym of day; that is, calendar day is a word with a broader meaning than day:
  • day: a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
  • calendar day: a day reckoned from midnight to midnight
Other hypernyms of day include civil day.
day (noun) calendar day (noun)
a period of opportunity a day reckoned from midnight to midnight
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
a point or period in time
the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)
an era of existence or influence
the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis
Difference between day and calendar day

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