week
week · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
A period of seven days.
- 2.
The period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday or Monday to Sunday.
- 3.
The five days from Monday to Friday, when many people work (workweek).
- 4.
A period of seven days devoted to a particular activity or cause.
Forms
plural: weeks
Related words
Synonyms: seven days
Etymology
From Old English "wice" or "wucu," from Proto-Germanic "wikon," possibly related to "wik-" meaning "to turn, change" (referring to the turning of days). The seven-day week was adopted from Roman practice and has religious significance in many cultures.