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1weekend

noun week·end \ˈwēk-ˌend\

: Saturday and Sunday

: a trip or vacation that is taken on Saturday and Sunday

Full Definition of WEEKEND

:  the end of the week; specifically :  the period between the close of one work or school week and the start of the next
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First Known Use of WEEKEND

1638

Other Calendar Terms

antedate, estival, gloaming, luster, sesquicentennial

2weekend

verb

: to spend the weekend at a specified place

Full Definition of WEEKEND

intransitive verb
:  to spend the weekend <weekending in the country>

First Known Use of WEEKEND

1901

3weekend

adjective

Definition of WEEKEND

:  active in a specified role only on weekends or part-time <a weekend father> <weekend athletes>

First Known Use of WEEKEND

1935
WEEKEND Defined for Kids

weekend

noun week·end \ˈwēk-ˌend\

Definition of WEEKEND for Kids

:  the period between the close of one work or school week and the beginning of the next

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