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

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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