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Daily vs Periodical - What's the difference?

daily | periodical |

As adjectives the difference between daily and periodical

is that daily is quotidian, that occurs every day, or at least every working day while periodical is periodic.

As nouns the difference between daily and periodical

is that daily is a newspaper that is published every day while periodical is a publication issued regularly, but less frequently than daily.

As a adverb daily

is quotidianly, every day.

daily

English

Adjective

(-)
  • quotidian, that occurs every day, or at least every working day
  • * Bible, Matthew vi. 11
    • Give us this day our daily bread.
  • * Macaulay
    • Bunyan has told us that in New England his dream was the daily subject of the conversation of thousands.
  • * Milton
    • Man hath his daily work of body or mind / Appointed, which declares his dignity, / And the regard of Heaven on all his ways.
  • diurnal, by daylight, as opposed to nightly

    • Adverb

    (-)
  • quotidianly, every day
  • diurnally, by daylight

    • Noun

    (dailies)
  • a newspaper that is published every day.
  • (UK) a cleaner who comes in daily.
  • (UK, slang) a daily disposable.
  • (video games) A quest in a massively multiplayer online game that can be repeated every day for cumulative rewards.

    • Synonyms

    * daily help * daily maid (woman only)

    See also

    * quotidian * everyday

    Anagrams

    * English frequency adverbs

    periodical

    English

    (wikipedia periodical)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A publication issued regularly, but less frequently than daily.
  • A publication that appears at fixed intervals.
  • A publication that often contains the most current information in the field, on every conceivable topic, often in greater detail than other publication formats.
  • The primary means for communication of original scholarship or creative work at the cutting edge of research in almost all fields.

    • Synonyms

    * (a publication that appears at fixed intervals) serial

    References

    * www.onelook.com * encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861725056

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Periodic.
  • * Sir J. Herschel
    • The periodical times of all the satellites.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2012, month=March-April
    • , author=Anna Lena Phillips , title=Sneaky Silk Moths , volume=100, issue=2, page=172 , magazine=(American Scientist) citation , passage=Last spring, the periodical cicadas emerged across eastern North America. Their vast numbers and short above-ground life spans inspired awe and irritation in humans—and made for good meals for birds and small mammals.}}
  • Published at regular intervals of more than one day, especially weekly, monthly, or quarterly.
  • * Courthope
    • To influence opinion through the periodical press.
  • Of, or relating to such a publication.

    • Anagrams

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