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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
diurnal /dʌɪˈəːn(ə)l/

▶adjective

1 of or during the daytime.

2 daily; of each day: diurnal rhythms.

– derivatives
diurnally adverb.

– origin ME: from late L. diurnalis, from L. diurnus ‘daily’, from dies ‘day’.

'diurnal' also found in these Oxford entries:

journal - journey - sidereal

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