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weeklong

adjective

week·​long ˈwēk-ˈlȯŋ How to pronounce weeklong (audio)
: lasting a week

Examples of weeklong in a Sentence

We attended a weeklong training conference in Atlanta.
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The South Pacific is the focus for Paul Gauguin Cruises, which has family-friendly, weeklong trips in Tahiti and the Society Islands next summer. Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025 And the AfriKin Art Fair returns to North Miami, and includes weeklong events and exhibitions centered on the theme of belonging, identity and cultural continuity. Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025 And these pieces aren’t a weeklong or monthlong or even autumn-long affair. Mara Reinstein, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025 India and its archrival, Pakistan, jockeyed for influence throughout the weeklong event, held six months after their brief clash, which featured the world’s largest air battle in decades. J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 23 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for weeklong

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of weeklong was in 1847

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“Weeklong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weeklong. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.

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