🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

dia da semana

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dee-ah dah seh-mah

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Weekday/ˈwiːk.deɪ/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Eu vou ao trabalho de segunda a sexta, então estou livre no fim de semana."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Any day of the week except Saturday and Sunday.

    "I prefer to work on weekdays when the office is less crowded."
  2. 2

    A day designated for work or school activities.

    "The store is open only on weekdays."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'weekday' originates from the Old English 'wēcday', which combines 'wēc', meaning 'week', and 'dæg', meaning 'day'. The concept has evolved over centuries to denote any day of the week except for the weekend.

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