weekday
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- 1One of the days from Monday to Friday, but not Saturday or Sunday.
Like a school day: one of the busy days before the weekend break.
The library stays open every weekday until eight.
She takes the train on weekdays but drives on weekends.
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- 2One of the days from Sunday to Friday, but not Saturday.
Where only Saturday is off, banks open on every weekday, Sunday included.
He works six weekdays and rests only on Saturday.
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- 3One of the days from Saturday to Thursday, but not Friday.
In many Muslim countries, Saturday is a normal weekday.
Shops stay open on the six weekdays and shut only on Friday.
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- 4One of the days from Monday to Saturday, but not Sunday.
In Vietnam, Saturday is still treated as a working weekday.
Markets here run on all six weekdays and close on Sunday.
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Less common meaning
- 5Any one of the seven days of the week, even Saturday and Sunday.
Every weekday, rain or shine, the old monk walked to the well.
He labored through all the weekdays and rested on none of them.
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Origin
It comes from Old English "wicdæġ", made from "week" plus "day".