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  • 111diary — [16] Like its semantic cousin journal, a diary is literally a ‘daily’ record. It comes from Latin diarium, a derivative of diēs ‘day’. Originally in classical Latin the word meant ‘daily allowance of food or pay’, and only subsequently came to be …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 112diary — 1580s, from L. diarium daily allowance, later a journal, neut. of diarius daily, from dies day (see DIURNAL (Cf. diurnal)); also see ARY (Cf. ary). Earliest sense was a daily record of events; sense of the book in which such are written is said… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 113diary — noun (plural diaries) a book in which one keeps a daily record of events and experiences. ↘Brit. a book with spaces for each day of the year in which to note appointments. Word History As well as being synonyms, diary and journal come from the… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 114diary — di•a•ry [[t]ˈdaɪ ə ri[/t]] n. pl. ries 1) a daily written record of one s experiences, observations, and feelings 2) a book for keeping such a record 3) a book for noting daily appointments and the like • Etymology: 1575–85; < L diārium daily… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 115diary — [16] Like its semantic cousin journal, a diary is literally a ‘daily’ record. It comes from Latin diarium, a derivative of diēs ‘day’. Originally in classical Latin the word meant ‘daily allowance of food or pay’, and only subsequently came to be …

    Word origins

  • 116Ration — Ra tion (r[=a] sh[u^]n or r[a^]sh [u^]n), n. [F., fr. L. ratio a reckoning, calculation, relation, reference, LL. ratio ration. See {Ratio}.] 1. A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 117RDA — abbreviation 1. recommended daily allowance 2. recommended dietary allowance …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 118Ascorbat — Strukturformel L Ascorbinsäure Allgemeines Trivialname Vitamin C Andere Namen …

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  • 119Askorbinsäure — Strukturformel L Ascorbinsäure Allgemeines Trivialname Vitamin C Andere Namen …

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  • 120Dehydroascorbinsäure — Strukturformel L Ascorbinsäure Allgemeines Trivialname Vitamin C Andere Namen …

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