weekday
pronunciation
How to pronounce weekday in British English:
UK [ˈwiːkdeɪ]
How to pronounce weekday in American English:
US [ˈwiːkdeɪ]
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- Noun:
- any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday)
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- Adjective:
- occurring every day of the week except Sunday (and sometimes Saturday)
Word Origin
- weekday (n.)
- Old English wicudæge, wucudæge "day of the week" (similar formation in Old High German wehhatag, Old Norse vikudagr). See week + day. In Middle English, any day other than Sunday.
Antonym
Example
- 1. About two new editorial workers are being hired every weekday .
- 2. Access to information was limited , too : weekday television consisted of two hours of state-run programming , mostly devoted to covering the dictator , nicolae ceau escu .
- 3. Also , the last rate increase came on a weekday .
- 4. Scenario b you wake up on a typical weekday morning .
- 5. Scenario a you wake up on a typical weekday morning , alone .