"week-day" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: week-days [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} week-day (plural week-days)
  1. Archaic form of weekday. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: weekday
    Sense id: en-week-day-en-noun-STnqQKoO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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