# Sunday

Pronunciation: say "SUN-day" /ˈsʌn.deɪ/

## Noun

1. The day of the week that follows Saturday and precedes Monday, traditionally observed by Christians as a day of worship and rest.
   - Simple: The day that comes after Saturday and before Monday, often kept for rest or worship.
   - _Most shops in the town close early on Sunday._
   - _She spends every Sunday hiking in the nearby hills._
3. Of clothes or belongings, especially fine and elegant: the sort kept for wearing to church or for special occasions. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Fine and elegant, good enough to wear or use at church.
   - _She wore her Sunday dress, the one saved for weddings and christenings._
   - _The good Sunday china stayed locked in the cabinet most of the year._
4. A newspaper edition published on Sunday, usually thicker than the weekday issues. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A newspaper that is sold on Sundays.
   - _The Sunday landed on the porch with a heavy thud._
   - _He flips straight to the sports section of the Sunday._
5. Of a person, doing an activity only occasionally or as a hobby rather than professionally, often with a hint of limited skill. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Doing something only now and then, just for fun and not as a job.
   - _As a Sunday painter, she never sold a canvas but loved every one._
   - _Regular commuters grumble about Sunday drivers blocking the fast lane._
6. A comic strip appearing in a Sunday newspaper, typically printed in color and larger than the daily strips. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A comic strip that is printed in the Sunday newspaper, often in color.
   - _Collectors pay more for original Sundays than for the smaller daily strips._
   - _The cartoonist saves her biggest jokes for the Sunday, where she has more room to draw._

## Adverb

2. On Sunday; during the coming or most recent day that follows Saturday. *(colloquial, Canada, US)*
   - Simple: On the day after Saturday, meaning on Sunday.
   - _We're driving back Sunday once the traffic dies down._
   - _She promised to call me Sunday about the job offer._

## Other meanings

- (verb) To pass or spend Sunday at a particular place or in particular company.

## Origin

From Middle English Sonday, from Old English sunnandæg ("day of the sun"), combining sunne ("sun") and dæg ("day"). This was a Germanic translation of Latin diēs Sōlis, the "day of the sun," which Roman Emperor Constantine declared the venerable day of the sun in 321 C.E.

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