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calendar week

calendar week

1 1.0
A period of seven days that usually runs from Monday to Sunday
  • noun
  • /ˈkælɪndər wiːk/
translation icon : semana calendario
  • In a calendar week, performs at least two (2) hours of work for an employer.
  • the same calendar week

Examples

  • Also, data were collected for 17 calendar weeks (15 school weeks), whereas a typical school year spans 40 to 42 calendar weeks.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The Connecticut statute involved in Thornton 35 stated that no employer shall compel an employee in any commercial occupation to work more than six days per calendar week.

    Academic text (1991)

  • On the iPhone, you can turn the picker sideways to see calendar weeks.

    Blog text (2)

  • The objective of this case-only analysis was to examine whether patterns of mortality in Greater Vancouver shifted during this hot weather event by comparing characteristics of the individuals who died during the hottest calendar week with those of the individuals who died during three comparison periods.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The hottest calendar week of summer 2009 (referred to hereinafter as the hot weather event) was identified as July 27 through August 2 by calculating 7-day running averages of the maximum temperature measurements.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Our model also predicted that underreporting had increased by 19% (95% CrI 6%-31%) and 32% (95% CrI 11%-48%), respectively, during the first and second calendar weeks of the National Day Holiday.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The project is expected to be completed within three calendar weeks, starting from Monday.

  • During the last calendar week, the team achieved significant progress on the assignment.

  • You need to submit your report by the end of this calendar week to meet the deadline.

Synonyms

week
vscalendar week
∞ 1.0

A period of seven days

is an identical expression used interchangeably for that same calendar period

Surface Forms

calendar week singular
calendar weeks plural

Morphology

calendar + week

The meaning 'a seven-day period as defined by the calendar' is directly and transparently compositional from 'calendar' (a system for organizing dates) + 'week' (a seven-day period); it denotes a specific type of week. This noun–noun compound follows ordinary English compounding patterns and has clear cognates in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the meaning.

Etymology

Calendar week comes from the boxes on a paper calendar: one row of seven joined days is a week on the page. So, calendar week means that specific 'seven-day period' shown by the calendar, often 'Monday to Sunday' or 'Sunday to Saturday'.