"weeknight" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: weeknights [plural]
Etymology: From week + night. Etymology templates: {{af|en|week|night}} week + night Head templates: {{en-noun}} weeknight (plural weeknights)
  1. The evening of a weekday. Related terms: week, weekday, school night, worknight Translations (evening of a weekday): Abend unter der Woche [masculine] (German)

Inflected forms

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