Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The seventh day of the week.
- n. The Jewish Sabbath.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The seventh or last day of the week; the day of the Jewish Sabbath. See Sabbath. Abbreviated S., Sat.
Wiktionary
- n. The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Biblical seventh day of the week, observed as Sabbath or "Day of Rest"; it follows Friday and precedes Sunday.
- adv. on Saturday
- n. The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Biblical seventh day of the week, observed as Sabbath or "Day of Rest"; it follows Friday and precedes Sunday.
- adv. on Saturday
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The seventh or last day of the week; the day following Friday and preceding Sunday.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
Etymologies
- Middle English, from Old English Sæternesdæg, translation of Latin Sāturnī diēs : Sāturnī, genitive of Sāturnus, Saturn + diēs, day.
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“To-day Mr. Kenyon came, and do you know, he has made a beatific confusion between last Saturday and next Saturday, and said to me he had told Miss Thomson to mind to come on Friday if she wished to see me ... 'remembering' (he added) 'that Mr. Browning took _Saturday_!!”
The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846
“Tuesday, and on the Saturday following, _last Saturday_, receiv'd a letter dated Bath, in which he said he was on his way to”
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“It is settled that we leave Madrid on Saturday evening, and Henry has therefore consented to our going to Toledo tomorrow without him.] _19th_, -- [Excursion to Toledo, fifty-six miles by rail.] _20th, Saturday_.”
Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II.
“The semifinal winners meet for the title Saturday at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.”
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“Beth smiled, covered up the mouthpiece, and whispered the word Saturday to Zander and Kipenzi.”
“But when Edun designer Sharon Wauchob unveils her new vision for the label Saturday, most of the clothes on the runway — some featuring African touches like beads from Kenya — will be produced in China.”
“Wozniacki will play for the title Saturday against Peng Shuai of China, who upset No. 3-ranked Vera Zvonareva of Russia 6-3, 6-3.”
“Story Highlights Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz defended his title Saturday night Diaz made Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos tap out at 4:50 of the second round”
“Lesnar, who lives in Minnesota, rallied from a horrific first-round beating to stop Carwin with a choke in the second round, defending his title Saturday night in his first fight since an intestinal illness nearly killed him.”
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