Definitions
A period of seven days.
Word origin
From Middle English wyke, weke, from Old English wiċe, wucu (“week”), from Proto-West Germanic *wikā, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ (“sequence; week”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyg-, *weyk- (“to bend, curve”). Related to weak and dialectal English wick (“corner”); see Proto-Germanic *wīk(w)aną (“to bend, yield, cease”).
Used in a sentence
“Some of the same areas hit by tornadoes just a little over a week ago are expecting severe storms again Monday afternoon and evening.”
“A 4-day week consists of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.”
“I'll see you Thursday week. [a week on Thursday, i.e. Thursday after next]”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Seven-day period”4 letters
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