weekday

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Any day of the week except Saturday and Sunday.

   The museum is open on weekdays but closed at the weekend.

Inherited from Middle English wykeday, from Old English wicdæġ. By surface analysis, compound of week + day. Compare West Frisian wikedei (“weekday”), Dutch weekdag (“weekday”), German Wochentag (“weekday”), Danish ugedag (“weekday”), Swedish veckodag (“weekday”), Norwegian ukedag (“weekday”).

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