# Saturday

Pronunciation: US say "SAT-ur-day" /ˈsætəɹdeɪ/; UK say "SAT-uh-day" /ˈsætədeɪ/

## Noun

1. The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth in ISO 8601 systems; the Jewish Sabbath, falling between Friday and Sunday.
   - Simple: The day of the week that comes after Friday and before Sunday.
   - _The market opens early every Saturday in the town square._
   - _She booked the wedding for the last Saturday in June._

## Adverb

2. On the weekend day following Friday, used to indicate when something takes place. *(Canada, US)*
   - Simple: Happening or done on the day after Friday and before Sunday.
   - _The team plays its final home game Saturday, so get your tickets early._
   - _I'll call you Saturday once the meeting wraps up._

## Verb

3. To spend Saturday at a particular place or engaged in a particular activity. *(rare)*
   - Simple: To spend your Saturday somewhere or doing some activity.

## Origin

Saturday means literally "Saturn's day", translating Latin diēs Saturnī, and came through Proto-West Germanic *Sāturnas dag into Old English as sæternesdæġ and later sæterdæġ, then into Middle English as Saterday. Dutch zaterdag and West Frisian saterdei are related.

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