Saturday

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Etymology

From Middle English Saterday, from Old English Sæternesdæg (“day of Saturn”), from Sætern (“Saturn”), from Latin Saturnus (“the god of agriculture”), possibly from Etruscan, + Old English dæg (“day”); a translation of Latin dies Saturni. Compare West Frisian saterdei, Low German Saterdag, Dutch zaterdag.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsætədeɪ/ or IPA(key): /ˈsætədi/
  • (US) enPR: săʹtər-dā, IPA(key): /ˈsætɚdeɪ/ or enPR: săʹtər-di, IPA(key): /ˈsætɚdi/
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Noun

Saturday (plural Saturdays)

  1. The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; observed as Sabbath in Judaism; it follows Friday and precedes Sunday.

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Saturday (not comparable)

  1. (US, Canada) On Saturday.

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