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hebdomad

hebdomad

9.9
A time of seven days like a week
  • noun
  • /ˈhɛb.dəˌmæd/
  • Archaic
translation icon : hebdomada
  • Every hebdomad, I plan my schedule for the week ahead.

Examples

  • The hebdomad is complete.

    The Veil (2016)

  • A hebdomad consists of seven days, starting from Sunday to Saturday.

  • He completed his project in just one hebdomad.

Synonyms

week
vshebdomad
∞ 1.0

A period of seven days

is the general term for any seven-day period without fixed weekday boundaries
sennight
vshebdomad
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A period of seven days

is the standard term rather than the old-fashioned expression

Surface Forms

hebdomad singular
hebdomads plural

Etymology

Hebdomad comes from the Greek word hebdomas, meaning 'the seventh', and is linked to the root hepta ('seven'). So a hebdomad is simply a period of seven days, a week.