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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1500-1599
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Diurnal(l, a. [ME. (c 1430), L. diurnālis.] Of day; daily. — 1513 Doug. xii. Prol. 62.
The reflex of the diurnal bemys 15.. Clariodus iii. 265.
Phebus … his diurnall course had new begune 15.. Ib. v. 3022.
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"Diurnal adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/diurnall>
