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Vampire vs Diary - What's the difference?

vampire | diary |

As nouns the difference between vampire and diary

is that vampire is "vampires" while diary is a daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer.

As an adjective diary is

(obsolete) lasting for one day.

vampire

Alternative forms

* (archaic) vampyre

Noun

(en noun)
  • A mythological undead creature said to feed on the blood of the living.
  • (colloquial) A person with the medical condition , colloquially known as vampirism, with effects such as photosensitivity, brownish-red stained teeth, and increased night vision.
  • A blood-sucking bat; vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus )
  • Synonyms

    * (mythological creature) nosferatu, lamia, cadaver sanguine * (bat) vampire bat * (blood drinker) hemovore, hematophagous

    Derived terms

    * vampire bat * vampiress * vampiric * vampirism

    See also

    * werewolf * bloodsucker * hemovore * * (Common vampire bat) * (Desmodus rotundus) * (Desmodus rotundus) * (Desmodus rotundus) * The meaning of the word "vampire"

    References

    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

    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.

    Anagrams

    * dairy