Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

day and night

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.44 in modern English

Syllables: day and night
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

All the time; round the clock; unceasingly.

noun

Synonym of chalk and cheese (“two things that are very different”).

Uncountable

name

A Life-like cellular automaton with the rule B3678/S34678.

Example Sentences

"Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!"
"We were firing at top speed day and night on counter-battery work, neutralisation, and aeroplane shoots, and all spare men were commandeered to help feed the guns."
"Kiko has it bad enough right now, with reporters stalking her day and night"

Etymology

Named for the fact that the rule is its own complement; toggling all cell states results in the pattern evolving similarly, but with living and dead cells switched.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

night and day (alternative)

Synonyms

chalk and cheese

Questions

What does day and night mean?: All the time; round the clock; unceasingly.
Where does day and night come from?: Named for the fact that the rule is its own complement; toggling all cell states results in the pattern evolving similarly, but with living and dead cells switched.

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