"dear diary" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2014 September 19, Syazwani Izzati Azhar, Dear Diary, syazwani izzati azhar, →ISBN, page 51:",
          "text": "Dear Diary, you do know how Ijust can't stand maths, right? My brain isn't made to deal with numbers. I was destined to read story books and write awesome stories for the rest of my life. Mum had peeped in my room to see how I was doing[…]",
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        "The traditional first line of a diary entry, based on the first line of a formal letter."
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "traditional first line in a diary entry",
          "word": "Liebes Tagebuch"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "traditional first line in a diary entry",
          "word": "caro diario"
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          "code": "ja",
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          "roman": "shin'ainaru nikki",
          "sense": "traditional first line in a diary entry",
          "word": "親愛なる日記"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "traditional first line in a diary entry",
          "word": "drogi pamiętniku"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "traditional first line in a diary entry",
          "word": "drogi pamiętniczku"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "traditional first line in a diary entry",
          "word": "querido diário"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "traditional first line in a diary entry",
      "word": "Liebes Tagebuch"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "traditional first line in a diary entry",
      "word": "caro diario"
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shin'ainaru nikki",
      "sense": "traditional first line in a diary entry",
      "word": "親愛なる日記"
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "traditional first line in a diary entry",
      "word": "drogi pamiętniku"
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