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Sunday1 definition

Sun·day (sun′dā; occas., -dē)

noun

the first day of the week: it is observed by most Christian denominations as the Sabbath

Etymology: ME < OE sunnandæg, lit., sun day, akin to ON sunnudagr, Ger Sonntag < 3d-c. transl. of LL dies solis, day of the sun, transl. of LGr hēmera hēlion

adjective

  1. of, having to do with, or characteristic of Sunday
  2. done, worn, performing, etc. usually or only on Sunday Sunday suit, Sunday golfer
Sunday2 definition

Sun·day (sun′dā, -dē)

Sunday, Billy (born William Ashley Sunday) 1862-1935; U.S. Christian evangelist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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