diarism

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noun

The practice of writing a diary.

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Meanings

noundiarism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe practice of writing a diary.

    Double-entry bookkeeping, and the concurrent rise of the European paper industry led to new writing practices — graphomania, diarism, and obsessive spiritual confession — and to a balance-oriented worldview […]

    2007, Elif Batuman, The Windmill and the Giant: Double-entry Bookkeeping in the Novel

Origin

From diary + -ism.

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APA

diarism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diarism

MLA

“diarism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diarism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diarism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diarism.

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