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weekend

wee·kend

UK/wiːˈkɛnd/ US/ˈwiːˌkɛnd/ common
noun (1) verb (1)

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a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday

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Origin

From week + end. Originally a Northern England regionalism (see 1903 quotation), in more general use from late 19th century. Compare Saterland Frisian Wiekeneende (“weekend”), West Frisian wykein (“weekend”), Dutch weekeinde (“weekend”), German Low German Wekenenn (“weekend”), German Wochenende (“weekend”).

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