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workday

[wurk-dey]

work·day

[wurk-dey]
noun
1.
a day on which work is done; working day.
2.
the part of a day during which one works.
3.
the length of time during a day on which one works: a seven-hour workday.
adjective

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Workday is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English werkday, Old English weorcdæg. See work, day
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workday (ˈwɜːkˌdeɪ)
 
n
1.  the usual US term for working day
 
adj
2.  another word for workaday

working day or esp (US) workday
 
n
1.  a day on which work is done, esp for an agreed or stipulated number of hours in return for a salary or wage
2.  the part of the day allocated to work: a seven-hour working day
3.  (often plural) commerce any day of the week except Sunday, public holidays, and, in some cases, Saturday
 
workday or esp (US) workday
 
n

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