Week

wēk, n. the space of seven days, esp. from Sunday to Sunday: the six working days of the week.— n. Week′day , any day of the week except Sunday.— adj. Week′ly , coming, happening, or done once a week.— adv. once a week.— n. a publication appearing once a week.— Week about , in alternate periods of seven days.— A prophetic week ( B. ), seven years; A week of Sun days ( coll. ), seven weeks: a long time; Feast of Weeks , a Jewish festival lasting seven weeks; Great Week , Holy Week , Pa ion Week , the week preceding Easter Sunday; This day week , a week from to-day. [A.S. wice ; Dut. week , Ger. woche .]