Definition of hebdomadal in English:
hebdomadal
adjective hɛbˈdɒməd(ə)lhɛbˈdɑmədl
formal Weekly (used especially of organizations which meet weekly)
Oxford University's Hebdomadal Council
Example sentencesExamples
- Incidentally, when looking to see whether I really meant gerund, I encountered ‘hebdomadal’ - occurring every seven days.
- The hebdomadal letter does not always represent the same weekday every year.
- Though I doubt we have sufficient data to produce statistically significant results by this method, other epigraphic evidence also points to the spread of the hebdomadal week in the first century.
- That hebdomadal structure, dividing into four the 28 days of the lunar calendar and allocating one day to be special, is an ancient thing, probably pre-dating the Hebrews, probably going back to the Sumerians.
Origin
Early 17th century (in the sense 'lasting seven days'): from late Latin hebdomadalis, from Greek hebdomas, hebdomad- 'the number seven, seven days', from hepta 'seven'.
Definition of hebdomadal in US English:
hebdomadal
adjectivehɛbˈdɑmədlhebˈdämədl
formal Weekly (used especially of organizations which meet weekly)
he was forced to eke out a meager living scribbling hebdomadal feuilletons
Example sentencesExamples
- The hebdomadal letter does not always represent the same weekday every year.
- That hebdomadal structure, dividing into four the 28 days of the lunar calendar and allocating one day to be special, is an ancient thing, probably pre-dating the Hebrews, probably going back to the Sumerians.
- Though I doubt we have sufficient data to produce statistically significant results by this method, other epigraphic evidence also points to the spread of the hebdomadal week in the first century.
- Incidentally, when looking to see whether I really meant gerund, I encountered ‘hebdomadal’ - occurring every seven days.
Origin
Early 17th century (in the sense ‘lasting seven days’): from late Latin hebdomadalis, from Greek hebdomas, hebdomad- ‘the number seven, seven days’, from hepta ‘seven’.