Word
saturday
Phoneticssat·ur·day
/ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ/
Definitions
01the day of the week
n. the day between Friday and Sunday.
n. the day of the week following Friday and preceding Sunday, typically considered part of the weekend in most cultures.
“We usually go to the park on Saturday morning if the weather is nice.”
“Saturday remains the busiest day for local retailers as residents from the surrounding villages travel into the city centre for their weekly shopping.”
02on Saturday
adv. happening on this specific day.
adv. occurring on the Saturday of the current or mentioned week.
“The store is opening Saturday, so we should go check it out.”
“The team plans to depart Saturday, assuming the logistical arrangements are finalised by the close of business on Friday.”
American English · Informal
Usage
used without a preposition, typically in North American English.
Etymology
From Middle English Saterday, from Old English sæterdæġ, earlier sæternesdæġ (“Saterday”, literally “Saturn's day”), from Proto-West Germanic *Sāturnas dag; a translation of Latin diēs Saturnī. Compare West Frisian saterdei (“Saturday”), Dutch zaterdag (“Saturday”), German Low German Saterdag (“Saturday”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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