diary
noun
di·a·ry
ˈdī-(ə-)rē 
plural diaries
1
: a record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals : journal
especially
: a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings
2
: a book intended or used for a diary
Examples of diary in a Sentence
has diligently kept a diary since she was 15
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 June 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 June 2025
Her baguettes, her diary, her keys and her daughter Charlotte’s baby bottles overflowed from the rigid, hefty and only somewhat practical container.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2025
Listening to it was like reading her diary—the kind of authenticity that has made Swift’s fans feel so close to her.
—Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
As if this weren’t enough reason to swoon and write about your crush in your diary, Mercury and Jupiter will slip into Cancer, and your romantic fifth house of love and passion on June 8 and 9.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 6 June 2025
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“Diary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diary. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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diary
noun
di·a·ry
ˈdī-(ə-)rē
plural diaries
: a daily record especially of personal experiences and thoughts
also
: a book for keeping such a record
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