Daytime Meaning
/ˈdeɪtaɪm/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.
adjPertaining to daytime; appropriate to the day.
Sentence Examples
The thieves knocked off another bank today in a daytime robbery.
Owls cannot see in the daytime.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Most people are active during the ____ and sleep at night.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The thieves knocked off another bank today in a ____ robbery.
Word Origin & History
From day + time.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In the daytime the beds are made up but completely out of sight, giving the passenger a comfortable little private room; as the time for retiring comes, after preparing for rest in the same spacious conditions, he is able, practically at a touch, to pull the bed into position ready for use."
— 1944 November and December, “"Duplex Roomette" Sleeping Cars”, in Railway Magazine, page 324:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Most people are active during the ____ and sleep at night.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The thieves knocked off another bank today in a ____ robbery.