saturday

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saturday - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Saturday \Sat"ur*day\ (?; 48), n. [OE. Saterday, AS. Saeterdaeg,
     Saeterndaeg, Saeternesdaeg, literally, Saturn's day, fr. L.
     Saturnus Saturn + AS. daeg day; cf. L. dies Saturni.]
     The seventh or last day of the week; the day following Friday
     and preceding Sunday.
     [1913 Webster]

saturday - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Saturday
      n 1: the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the
           Sabbath by Jews and some Christians [syn: Saturday,
           Sabbatum, Sat]