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Meaning of 'week' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Week [ n.]
- A period of seven days, usually that reckoned from one Sabbath or Sunday to the next.

Meaning of 'week' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . week [ n]
Meaning (1):
- any period of seven consecutive days
Example in sentence:
  • it rained for a week
Meaning (2):
- hours or days of work in a calendar week
Example in sentence:
  • they worked a 40-hour week

Nearby Words:

wee weech-elm weed weeded weeder weedery weeding weeding-rhim weedless weedy

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