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Fri⋅day

  [frahy-dey, -dee]
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–noun
the sixth day of the week, following Thursday.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE Frīgedæg Freya's day, equiv. to Frīge (gen. sing. of Frēo) + dæg day; Frēo is identical with OE adj. frēo free
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Fri·day   (frī'dē, -dā')   
n.   Abbr. Fri. or Fr. or F
The sixth day of the week.

[Middle English Fridai, from Old English Frīgedæg; see prī- in Indo-European roots.]
Fri'days adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Cultural Dictionary

Friday

A native character in Robinson Crusoe, so named because Crusoe found him on a Friday. Friday places himself in service to Crusoe and helps him survive.

Note: Figuratively, a “man Friday” or “girl Friday” is a valued helper.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Word Origin & History

Friday 
O.E. frigedæg "Frigga's day," (see Frigg), Gmc. goddess of married love, a W.Gmc. translation of L. dies Veneris, "day of (the planet) Venus," which itself translated Gk. Aphrodites hemera. Cf. O.N. frijadagr, O.Fris. frigendei, M.Du. vridach, Du. vrijdag, Ger. Freitag "Friday," and the L.-derived cognates O.Fr. vendresdi, Fr. vendredi, Sp. viernes. In the Gmc. pantheon, Freya (q.v.) corresponds more closely in character to Venus than Frigg does, and some early Icelandic writers used Freyjudagr for "Friday."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

Friday

see black Friday; girl Friday; thank god (it's Friday).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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