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Saturday

Saturday

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The day between Friday and Sunday often used for rest or free time
  • proper noun
  • /ˈsætərdeɪ/
translation icon : sábado
  • Many people enjoy sleeping in on Saturday and taking the day to relax.
  • Saturday evening
  • Saturday morning
  • Saturday night

What the fuck Am I here Saturday night?

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Examples

  • Wish them well on Saturday in the match against Sweden.

  • Just going for a Saturday morning run.

  • You know, this on a Saturday and then this on a Sunday.

  • Today I wanted to do my Saturday morning routine.

  • The answer came, as so many answers do, from my wife one Saturday night.

    Academic text (2011)
  • And, Helen, I expect to see you at the party on Saturday.

  • So we had a proper full on lazy Saturday and that was our day.

  • And we'll see you next Saturday for some more weirdness.

  • Going to have a wholesome little Saturday, get some food.

  • Hey, everyone, remember... don't make plans this Saturday.

Compounds

The time after noon and before evening on Saturday

A small, cheap gun often used in crimes

The Saturday before Easter observed as the last day of Lent

Surface Forms

Saturday main

Morphology

Saturday = Saturn + day (transparent) = Saturn + day

The name is a direct compound of 'Saturn' + 'day'; the structure and meaning as a day name are regular and inferable from the components.

Etymology

Saturday comes from the Roman god Saturn, so it originally meant 'Saturn's day'. Today Saturday is the day between Friday and Sunday when many people relax or do fun things, and in some languages the name comes from sabbath ('rest'), which fits the idea of a day off.