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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024week /wik/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a period of seven days following one after the other, usually beginning with Sunday.
- the working portion of a week, usually not including Saturday and Sunday:a 35-hour week.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024week (wēk),USA pronunciation n. - a period of seven successive days, usually understood as beginning with Sunday and ending with Saturday.
- a period of seven successive days that begins with or includes an indicated day:the week of June 3; Christmas week.
- (often cap.) a period of seven successive days devoted to a particular celebration, honor, cause, etc.:National Book Week.
- the working days or working portion of the seven-day period;
workweek:A 35-hour week is now commonplace.
adv. - British Termsseven days before or after a specified day:I shall come Tuesday week. He left yesterday week.
- bef. 900; Middle English weke, Old English wice; cognate with Dutch week, Old Norse vika week, Gothic wikō turn; akin to Latin vicis (genitive) turn (see vice3)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: week /wiːk/ n - a period of seven consecutive days, esp one beginning with Sunday
Related adjective(s): hebdomadal - a period of seven consecutive days beginning from or including a specified day: Easter week, a week from Wednesday
- the period of time within a week devoted to work
adv - chiefly Brit seven days before or after a specified day: I'll visit you Wednesday week
Etymology: Old English wice, wicu, wucu; related to Old Norse vika, Gothic wikō order |