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Sunday

Syllabification: (Sun·day)

Pronunciation: /ˈsəndā, -dē/

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Definition of Sunday

noun

the day of the week before Monday and following Saturday, observed by Christians as a day of rest and religious worship and (together with Saturday) forming part of the weekend:they left town on Sunday many people work on Sundays [as modifier]:Sunday evening

adverb

chiefly North American

on Sunday:the concert will be held Sunday
(Sundays) on Sundays; each Sunday:the program is repeated Sundays at 9 p.m.

Origin:

Old English Sunnandæg 'day of the sun', translation of Latin dies solis; compare with Dutch zondag and German Sonntag

Our names for days of the week are based on translations of Latin terms: days of the week in ancient Rome were named after the planets, a category which at that time was considered to include the sun and moon (after which Monday was named)

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