English Explanatory Dictionary

day and night

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. All the time; round the clock; unceasingly.
noun
  1. Synonym of chalk and cheese (“two things that are very different”).
name
  1. A Life-like cellular automaton with the rule B3678/S34678.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-day and night.wav

Word forms

day and night night and day

Etymology

Named for the fact that the rule is its own complement; toggling all cell states results in the pattern evolving similarly, but with living and dead cells switched.

Synonyms

chalk and cheese
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