twenty-four hour period

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twenty-four hour period - time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day"24-hour interval, day, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hourstime unit, unit of time - a unit for measuring time periodstomorrow - the day after today; "what are our tasks for tomorrow?"today - the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow); "Today is beautiful"; "did you see today's newspaper?"yesterday - the day immediately before today; "it was in yesterday's newspapers"morrow - the next day; "whenever he arrives she leaves on the morrow"eve - the day before; "he always arrives on the eve of her departure"date, day of the month - the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?"date - a particular day specified as the time something happens; "the date of the election is set by law"daylight, daytime, day - the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"high noon, midday, noon, noonday, noontide, twelve noon - the middle of the daynight, nighttime, dark - the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside60 minutes, hour, hr - a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day; "the job will take more than an hour"