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Webster 1913 Edition

Weekly

Week′ly

,
Adj.
1.
Of or pertaining to a week, or week days;
as,
weekly
labor
.
2.
Coming, happening, or done once a week; hebdomadary;
as, a
weekly
payment; a
weekly
gazette.

Week′ly

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Weeklies
.
A publication issued once in seven days, or appearing once a week.

Week′ly

,
adv.
Once a week; by hebdomadal periods;
as, each performs service
weekly
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Weekly

WEEKLY

,
Adj.
Coming, happening or done once a week; hebdomadary; as a weekly payment of bills; a weekly gazette; a weekly allowance.

WEEKLY

,
adv.
Once a week; by hebdomadal periods; as, each performs service weekly.

Definition 2024

weekly

weekly

English

Adverb

weekly ‎(not comparable)

  1. Once every week.
    She visits her mother weekly.
  2. Every week.

Translations

Adjective

weekly ‎(not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a week.
  2. Happening once a week, or every week.
    He's going for his weekly check-up at the hospital.

Translations

Synonyms

Noun

weekly ‎(plural weeklies)

  1. A publication that is published once a week.

Translations

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Etymology

From Middle English weikli, wekeli ‎(adverb), equivalent to week +‎ -ly. Compare Dutch wekelijks ‎(“weekly”), German wöchentlich ‎(“weekly”), Danish ugentlig ‎(“weekly”), Norwegian ukentlig ‎(“weekly”), Icelandic vikulega ‎(“weekly”), Swedish veckovis ‎(“weekly”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wiːk.li/
  • Rhymes: -iːk.li
  • Homophone: weakly

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