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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSunday Best
/ˌsʌn.deɪ ˈbest/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person's best, most formal clothes, traditionally worn for church or special occasions.
"The children put on their Sunday best for the family wedding."
- 1
Denoting the highest quality or most formal attire owned by a person.
"He wore his Sunday best suit to the job interview."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Christian tradition of attending church services on Sunday, which required people to wear their finest and cleanest clothes. Dating back to the 18th century, the term has evolved to generally denote one's most formal or highest-quality attire for special occasions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sunday Best" is said worldwide
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habits du dimanche
Transliteration: a-bi dy di-mãsh
"Il a revêtu ses habits du dimanche pour la cérémonie."
Sonntagskleidung
Transliteration: zɔntaːksˌklaɪdʊŋ
"Sie zog ihre Sonntagskleidung für das Fest an."
abito della festa
Transliteration: a-bi-to del-la fe-sta
"Tutti indossavano l'abito della festa."
ropa de domingo
Transliteration: ro-pa de do-min-go
"Se puso su ropa de domingo para ir al bautizo."
roupa de domingo
Transliteration: ʁo-pa dʒi do-mĩ-gu
"Ele vestiu a sua roupa de domingo para a festa."
सबसे अच्छे कपड़े
Transliteration: sabse achhe kapde
"उसने शादी के लिए अपने सबसे अच्छे कपड़े पहने।"
节日盛装
Transliteration: jié rì shèng zhuāng
"她穿上了她最好的节日盛装去参加派对。"
가장 좋은 옷
Transliteration: gajang jo-eun ot
"그는 결혼식에 참석하기 위해 가장 좋은 옷을 입었다."
晴れ着
Transliteration: haregi
"彼女は式典のために晴れ着を着た。"
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