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weekend

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noun/wiːˈkɛnd//ˈwiːˌkɛnd//ˈwiˌkɛnd/
  1. 1

    The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.

    • “They can live upon barley-meal without a morsel of meat from week-end to week-end, can these miserable Sawnies,” quoth another.
    • […] often took a few boys down there for what we North Country folk call the week-end — Saturday and Sunday; it was also used as a sanatorium if required.
verb/wiːˈkɛnd//ˈwiːˌkɛnd//ˈwiˌkɛnd/
  1. 1

    To spend the weekend.

    • We'll weekend at the beach.
adj/wiːˈkɛnd//ˈwiːˌkɛnd//ˈwiˌkɛnd/
  1. 1

    Of, relating to or for the weekend.not-comparable

    • I'm wearing my weekend shoes.
  2. 2

    Occurring at the weekend.not-comparable

    • a weekend break

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