 |
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Saturday \Sat"ur*day\ (?; 48), noun [OE. Saterday, AS. S[ae]terd[ae]g, S[ae]ternd[ae]g, S[ae]ternesd[ae]g, literally, Saturn's day, fr. L. Saturnus Saturn + AS. d[ae]g day; cf. L. dies Saturni.] The seventh or last day of the week; the day following Friday and preceding Sunday.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Saturday
noun: the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians [syn: {Sabbatum}, {Sat}]
 |
Definitions retrieved from local copies of the freely distributed DICT client/server software and databases. Click here for database copyright information. - KM |