"every day" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: From Middle English every day. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|every day}} Middle English every day Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} every day (not comparable)
  1. As frequently as every day; daily. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: it's not every day, you learn something new every day Related terms: every day is a school day, every day of the week, every day of the week and twice on Sunday
    Sense id: en-every_day-en-adv-71-QRKle Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9
  2. Very frequently. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-every_day-en-adv-GMZUkKLq

Alternative forms

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