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all-day en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • ôl'dāʹ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • ôl'dāʹ (General-American)
  • /ˌɔlˈdeɪ/ (General-American)
  • /ˌɔːlˈdeɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-Germanic *ala- Proto-West Germanic *ala- Old English æl- Middle English all- English all- Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-? Proto-Germanic *dagaz Proto-West Germanic *dag Old English dæġ Middle English day English day English all-day From all- + day.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Lasting throughout the whole day.
    • an all-day event
  2. (not-comparable) Available throughout the whole day.
    • all-day breakfast

Relateds

all-dayer · all-night

Translations (9)

pl całodzienny (lasting throughout the whole day) · mr दिवसभर (lasting throughout the whole day) · ms seharian (lasting throughout the whole day) · ru целодне́вный (lasting throughout the whole day) · el ολοήμερος (lasting throughout the whole day) · sh целодневни (lasting throughout the whole day) · de ganztägig (lasting throughout the whole day) · uk цілоде́нний (lasting throughout the whole day) · pl całodniowy (lasting throughout the whole day)