Sunday
1
[ suhn-dey, -dee ]
/ ˈsʌn deɪ, -di /
noun
the first day of the week, observed as the Sabbath by most Christian sects.
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of Sunday.
used, done, taking place, or being as indicated only on or as if on Sundays: a Sunday matinée.
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Idioms for Sunday
a month of Sundays,
an indeterminately great length of time: She hadn't taken a vacation in a month of Sundays.
Origin of Sunday
1
before 900; Middle English
sun(nen)day, Old English
sunnandæg, translation of Latin
diēs sōlis, itself translation of Greek
hēméra hēlíou day of the sun; cognate with German
Sonntag
OTHER WORDS FROM Sunday
Sun·day·like, adjectiveDefinition for sunday (2 of 2)
Sunday
2
[ suhn-dey, -dee ]
/ ˈsʌn deɪ, -di /
noun
William Ashley
[ash-lee] /ˈæʃ li/, Billy Sunday,1862–1935,
U.S. evangelist.
a female given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for sunday
Sunday
/ (ˈsʌndɪ, -deɪ) /
noun
the first day of the week and the Christian day of worship
Word Origin for Sunday
Old English
sunnandæg, translation of Latin
diēs sōlis day of the sun, translation of Greek
hēmera hēliou; related to Old Norse
sunnu dagr, German
Sonntag
Idioms and Phrases with sunday
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