weekend

¹week·end

noun \ˈwēk-ˌend\

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

Examples of WEEKEND

1. What are you doing this weekend?
2. The office is closed on weekends.
3. I'm going away for the weekend.
4. She won a weekend in Cancun.

First Known Use of WEEKEND

1638

Other Calendar Terms

antedate, estival, gloaming, luster, sesquicentennial

Rhymes with WEEKEND

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