week
/wiːk/ noun A1- Any period of seven consecutive days.
- A period of seven days beginning with Sunday or Monday.
- A period of five days beginning with Monday.
- A subdivision of the month into longer periods of work days punctuated by shorter weekend periods of days for markets, rest, or religious observation such as a sabbath. · A 4-day week consists of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
- A date seven days after (sometimes before) the specified day. · I'll see you Thursday week. [a week on Thursday, i.e. Thursday after next]· The wedding is tomorrow week. [a week tomorrow, i.e. in eight days' time]
Plural weeks
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The deceased was an American gentleman who had been residing for some weeks in the Metropolis.
Now, up to last night, we have had no rain for a week, so that those wheels which left such a deep impression must have been there during the night.
One of these had obviously been closed for many weeks.
Anne thought those Friday evening gypsyings over the autumnal hills in the crisp golden air, with the homelights of Avonlea twinkling beyond, were the best and dearest hours in the whole week.
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