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<hw>Di*ur"nal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>diurnal</ets> a prayerbook. See <er>Diurnal</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A daybook; a journal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Tatler.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>A small volume containing the daily service for the "little hours," viz., prime, tierce, sext, nones, vespers, and compline.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A diurnal bird or insect.</def>

<h1>Diurnalist</h1> <Xpage=437>

<hw>Di*ur"nal*ist</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A journalist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bp. Hall.</i>

<h1>Diurnally</h1> <Xpage=437>

<hw>Di*ur"nal*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Daily; every day.</def>

<h1>Diurnalness</h1> <Xpage=437>

<hw>Di*ur"nal*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being diurnal.</def>

<h1>Diurnation</h1> <Xpage=437>

<hw>Di`ur*na"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Continuance during the day.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The condition of sleeping or becoming dormant by day, as is the case of the bats.</def>

<h1>Diuturnal</h1> <Xpage=437>

<hw>Di`u*tur"nal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>diuturnus</ets>, fr. <ets>diu</ets> a long time, by day; akin to <ets>dies</ets> day.]</ety> <def>Of long continuance; lasting.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Diuturnity</h1> <Xpage=437>

<hw>Di`u*tur"ni*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>diuturnitas</ets>.]</ety> <def>Long duration; lastingness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Divagation</h1> <Xpage=437>

<hw>Di`va*ga"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>divagari</ets> to wander about; <ets>di-</ets> = <ets>dis-</ets> + <ets>vagari</ets> to stroll about: cf. F. <ets>divagation</ets>. See <er>Vagary</er>.]</ety> <def>A wandering about or going astray; digression.</def>

<blockquote>Let us be set down at Queen's Crawley without further <b>divagation</b>. <i>Thackeray.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Divalent</h1> <Xpage=437>

<hw>Div"a*lent</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>di-</ets> + L. <ets>valens</ets>, <ets>valentis</ets>, p. pr. See <er>Valence</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Having two units of combining power; bivalent. Cf. <er>Valence</er>.</def>

<h1>Divan</h1> <Xpage=437>