diary

Definition of diary in English English dictionary: A calendar or appointment book; The method or media used to keep such experiences
They kept separate diaries. His was on paper and her diary was on her computer's hard drive.; A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer; {a} daily, of a day; {n} a daily account, a journal; daily record of events, as in: I kept a diary when the twins were tiny, to help me remember which baby I fed last; A register of daily events or transactions; a daily record; a journal; a blank book dated for the record of daily memoranda; as, a diary of the weather; a physician's diary; The record kept by a respondent of purchase behavior, likes and dislikes and so forth, over a period of time Typically diaries are a product of research panels who create them; a personal journal (as a physical object); A diary is a book which has a separate space for each day of the year. You use a diary to write down things you plan to do, or to record what happens in your life day by day. or journal Record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals; especially a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings. Written primarily for the writer's use alone, the personal diary usually offers a frankness not found in writing done for publication. The diary form, which began to flower in the late Renaissance, is important as a record of social and political history. The most famous diary in English is that of Samuel Pepys. Other notable journals include those of John Evelyn, Jonathan Swift, Fanny Burney, James Boswell, André Gide, and Virginia Woolf. Atlanta Journal Constitution Ladies' Home Journal Wall Street Journal The; {i} written account of daily occurrences, journal; daily calendar; A questionnaire in which the respondent is asked to furnish a written record of their television viewing activity over a specified period of time (usually one week) This methodology is prevalent in local (spot) television ratings; A booklet used for audience measurement in which people write down the programs they listen to or watch 13 2; a personal journal (as a physical object) a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations; a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations; lasting for one day; as, a diary fever
diary-writer: The author of a dairy, a diarist
Diary of Anne Frank: the diary (=book in which you write down your thoughts, experiences etc each day) written by Anne Frank when she and her family were hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam during World War II. It was published after her death in a concentration camp, and it has been made into a play and film
Diary of a Nobody: a humorous book by George and Weedon Grossmith. It is written in the form of a diary belonging to the main character, Mr Pooter, who describes his life during the early 1890s. Mr Pooter is a very ordinary man, who often gets into embarrassing social situations and makes himself look stupid (1892)
diary keeper: person who keeps and writes in a diary, diarist
appointment diary: a small personal notebook in which one makes a note of future planned events, engagements, appointments, etc., so as not to forget them
Bridget Jones's Diary: a novel by British writer Helen Fielding. The character Bridget Jones is a British woman in her 30s, who drinks wine, smokes a lot of cigarettes and writes about her troubles in her diary
diaries: plural of diary
electronic diary: program on a computer for daily management of one's business affairs; small portable electronic device for managing one's schedule
kept a diary: wrote regularly in a journal
video diary: A video diary is a film that someone makes of the things that happen to them over a period of time, recorded using a video camera. video diaries a record on video of someone's activities during a day, or over a period of time make/keep a video diary
war diary: journal used to record events that take place during a war