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workday definition

work·day (-dā′)

noun

  1. a day on which work is ordinarily done, esp. as distinguished from a Sunday, holiday, etc.
  2. ☆ the part of a day during which work is done; specif., the number of hours constituting the required day's work for the regular wage or salary a seven-hour workday

Etymology: LME werkdai, prob. < werk + dai (OE weorcdæg)

adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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