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Monday

MUN-day/ˈmʌn.deɪ/

PluralMondays

2 meanings of Monday

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  1. 1
    day after Sundaynouncountable
    The day following Sunday and preceding Tuesday, counted as the week's second day in many traditions and as its first day under the ISO 8601 standard.

    The meeting was rescheduled to Monday after the long holiday weekend.

    She dreads Mondays more than any other workday.

    UsageWritten with a capital M; say on Monday, on Mondays, and on Monday morning (not incorrect: in Monday morning).

  2. 2
    on that dayadverbCanadaUS
    On the day Monday, especially the nearest past or coming one.

    Let's meet Monday to go over the budget together.

    The store reopens Monday after its renovations.

    UsageUsed with no on: see you Monday.

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Origin

Old English mōnandæġ, literally the day of the moon, became Middle English Monday. It goes back to Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag, which copied Latin diēs Lūnae as a calque. The word is equivalent to Moon + day.