"rest day" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rest days [plural]
Etymology: Possibly a continuation of Middle English resten-dei, restandæȝ, from Old English restendæġ (“day of rest; Sabbath”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|resten-dei}} Middle English resten-dei, {{m|enm|restandæȝ}} restandæȝ, {{der|en|ang|restendæġ|t=day of rest; Sabbath}} Old English restendæġ (“day of rest; Sabbath”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} rest day (plural rest days)
  1. A day spent resting from work or any other activity. Synonyms: day of rest Translations (day spent resting): почивен ден (počiven den) [masculine] (Bulgarian), lepopäivä (Finnish), Ruhetag [masculine] (German), ρέπο (répo) (Greek), pihenőnap (Hungarian), rā whakangā (Maori), rangi whakangā (Maori), hviledag [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), día de asueto (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-rest_day-en-noun-yeoJ~H4s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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