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SATURDAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("Saturday" is a kind of...):
weekday (any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday))
Holonyms ("Saturday" is a part of...):
weekend (a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday)
Context examples:
Phivolcs recorded 611 aftershocks as of Saturday 8:00 p.m. (1200 UTC).
(Aftershocks increase death toll of magnitude 6.3 earthquake in southern Philippines, Wikinews)
Therefore I shall expect to meet you in the smoking-room of the Charing Cross Hotel at noon on Saturday.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
"What can you hope for? I'm fifteen stone, as hard as nails, and play center three-quarter every Saturday for the London Irish. I'm not the man—"
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The full moon on Saturday, February 8, in Leo will light your fifth house of truelove and bring breathtaking opportunity for love and romance.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
In the study published Saturday by The Lancet Planetary Health journal, scientists say weather-related disasters could kill more than 152,000 people a year by 2100, up from 3,000 per year recently.
(Study: Climate Change Will Bring 50-Fold Rise in Europe Weather-related Deaths, VOA News)
The fires, believed to have been sparked by lightning on Saturday, were fanned by dry, hot winds as temperatures reached 41 C (106 F) throughout Sunday.
(Australian Wildfires Destroy Homes, Kill Cattle as Hundreds of People Flee, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
It was my Saturday half-holiday, and we spent it, as we often did, out upon the Downs.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Experts expect the shower to peak overnight Saturday into Sunday, though the Perseids could be a bit harder to see this year with the moon nearly full.
(Perseid Meteor Shower Provides Opening Act for Solar Eclipse, VOA News)
He was invited again to Camden Place the very evening of his return; but from Thursday to Saturday evening his absence was certain.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
The rocket launched Saturday included modifications made in response to that accident, including a redesigned helium canister.
(SpaceX Completes Successful Rocket Launch, VOA News)
