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week

DEFINITIONS OF: week

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n any period of seven consecutive days

“it rained for a week”
Synonyms:
hebdomad
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week from Monday
a time period of a week or more
rag, rag week
a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
Holy Week, Passion Week
the week before Easter
shibah, shiva, shivah
(Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative
Type of:
period, period of time, time period
an amount of time

n hours or days of work in a calendar week

“they worked a 40-hour week”
Synonyms:
workweek
Type of:
work time
a time period when you are required to work

n a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday

Synonyms:
calendar week
Type of:
period, period of time, time period
an amount of time
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