days

adverb

ˈdāz

Synonyms of days next

: in the daytime repeatedly : on any day

Examples of days in a Sentence

She works days and goes to school nights.

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First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of days was before the 12th century

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