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weekend

Syllabification: (week·end)
Pronunciation: /ˈwēkˌend/

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Definition of weekend

noun

  • the period from Friday evening through Sunday evening, especially regarded as a time for leisure:she spent the weekend camping nobody wants to work on the weekend BritishI went to see the film at the weekend [as modifier]:a weekend break

verb

[no object] informal
  • spend a weekend somewhere:he was weekending in the country

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