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weekday
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Weekday
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week·day
/
ˈwikˌdeɪ
/
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[
week
-dey
]
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noun
1.
any day of the week except Sunday or, often, Saturday and Sunday.
adjective
2.
of or on a weekday:
weekday occupations.
Origin:
before 900;
Middle English;
Old English
wicdæg.
See
week
,
day
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weekday
(ˈwiːkˌdeɪ)
—
n
any day of the week other than Sunday and, often, Saturday
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
weekday
O.E. wicdæge "day of the week" (cf. O.H.G. wehhatag, O.N. vikudagr). See
week
+
day
. In M.E., any day other than Sunday.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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