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Webster 1913 Edition


Saturday

Sat′ur-day

(?; 48)
,
Noun.
[OE.
Saterday
, AS.
Saeterdaeg
,
Saeterndaeg
,
Saeternesdaeg
, literally, Saturn’s day, fr. L.
Saturnus
Saturn + AS.
daeg
day; cf. L.
dies Saturni
.]
The seventh or last day of the week; the day following Friday and preceding Sunday.

Webster 1828 Edition


Saturday

SAT'URDAY

, n.
The last day of the week; the day next preceding the sabbath.

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Saturday

Saturday

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Saturday (plural Saturdays)

  1. The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Biblical seventh day of the week, observed as Sabbath or "Day of Rest" in Judaism; it follows Friday and precedes Sunday.

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Saturday (not comparable)

  1. (US, Canada) On Saturday.

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