Saturday
[ sat-er-dey, -dee ]
/ ˈsæt ərˌdeɪ, -di /
noun
the seventh day of the week, following Friday.
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Origin of Saturday
before 900; Middle English
Saturdai; Old English
Saternesdæg, partial translation of Latin
Sāturnī diēs Saturn's day; cognate with Dutch
zaterdag, Low German
saterdag
Example sentences from the Web for saturday
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British Dictionary definitions for saturday
Saturday
/ (ˈsætədɪ, -deɪ) /
noun
the seventh and last day of the week: the Jewish Sabbath
Word Origin for Saturday
Old English
sæternes dæg, translation of Latin
Sāturnī diēs day of Saturn; compare Middle Dutch
saterdach, Dutch
zaterdag