Monday

[ muhn-dey, -dee ]

/ ˈmʌn deɪ, -di /

the second day of the week, following Sunday.

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Origin of Monday

before 1000; Middle English Mone(n)day, Old English mōn(an)dæg, translation of Late Latin lūnae diēs moon's day

But the program is just six weeks long, the Pentagon admitted Monday.

Pentagon Insider on New Plan to Fight ISIS: ‘Of Course It’s Not Enough’ |Nancy A. Youssef |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
On Monday, Soelistyo had jolted relatives as well as searchers by suggesting that the plane could be “at the bottom of the sea.”

Wreckage, Bodies of AirAsia Crash Found |Lennox Samuels |December 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
After two nights in detention, he was scheduled to be deported back to Turkey on Monday.

Pope-Shooter Ali Agca’s Very Weird Vatican Visit |Barbie Latza Nadeau |December 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
As the sun set on Monday and the search was called off for the day, there had been no positive update on the possible wreckage.

The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370 |Lennox Samuels |December 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

On Monday, de Blasio called for a temporary halt to protests until after the funerals of the two slain officers.

Trayvon Martin’s Family Rejects ‘Dead Cops’ Marchers |Jacob Siegel |December 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And if you like to come on Monday rather than Tuesday, I do not see why there should be a 'no' to that.

The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 |Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett
I shall remain here till Monday morning to rest the horses, for they need it much; they all have sore backs.

Explorations in Australia, The Journals of John McDouall Stuart |John McDouall Stuart
He was obliged to take his train out at nine Monday morning.

Fairfax and His Pride |Marie Van Vorst
His resolution was taken; he would set out that Monday very early in the morning and try to get down there near nine o'clock.

The Fte At Coqueville |Emile Zola
Could not you send me a bank-note by the Hastings Post of Monday?

Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2) |Edward Gibbon

Monday

/ (ˈmʌndɪ, -deɪ) /

the second day of the week; first day of the working week

Old English mōnandæg moon's day, translation of Late Latin lūnae diēs