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Definition of Saturday

1. Noun. The seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians.

Definition of Saturday

1. n. The seventh or last day of the week; the day following Friday and preceding Sunday.

Definition of Saturday

1. Noun. The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Biblical seventh day of the week, observed as Sabbath or "Day of Rest"; it follows Friday and precedes Sunday. ¹

2. Adverb. on Saturday ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saturday

Literary usage of Saturday

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography by Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1897)
"The Declaration of Inde- ndence was celebrated by Congress on July 5, so there was no session; and the saturday of this week was the 10th and not the 12th. ..."

2. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association (1896)
"The experiment of the saturday half-holiday was tried in Newark last summer during the months of July and August, and it was a complete success. ..."

3. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"With great labour they dragged one six and one four-pounder from Stubb's Bay, and had them mounted by saturday night. The English, in the meantime, ..."

4. The Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster (1873)
"I have been seduced more than once, in that street on a saturday night, by a show-van at a corner ; and have gone in, with a very motley assemblage, ..."

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