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Recount vs Diary - What's the difference?

recount | diary |

As nouns the difference between recount and diary

is that recount is retelling, narration, rendering while diary is a daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer.

As a verb recount

is to tell over; to relate in detail; to recite; to tell or narrate the particulars of.

As an adjective diary is

lasting for one day.

recount

English

Etymology 1

From and (etyl) reconter, variant of (etyl) raconter.

Noun

(en noun)
  • Retelling, narration, rendering

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To tell over; to relate in detail; to recite; to tell or narrate the particulars of.
    • The old man recounted the tale of how he caught the big fish.
  • To rehearse; to enumerate.
    • to recount one's blessings

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A counting again, as of votes.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To count or reckon again.

    • Anagrams

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    diary

    English

    (Personal journal)

    Noun

    (diaries)
  • A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer.
  • The method or media used to keep such experiences.
    • They kept separate diaries'''. His was on paper and her '''diary was on her computer's hard drive.
  • (British, Canada) A calendar or appointment book.

    • Synonyms

    * daybook * journal

    Derived terms

    * diarist

    Related terms

    * diurnal * journal

    Coordinate terms

    * calendar * daybook * chronicle * log

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Lasting for one day.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • The offer of a usurpation, though it was but as a diary ague.

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    Anagrams

    * dairy