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Sat·ur·day

 (săt′ər-dē, -dā′)
n.
Abbr. Sat. or S The day of the week that comes after Friday and before Sunday.
[Middle English, from Old English Sæternesdæg, translation of Latin Sāturnī diēs : Sāturnī, genitive of Sāturnus, Saturn + diēs, day.]
Sat′ur·days adv.
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Saturday

(ˈsætədɪ; -deɪ)
n
the seventh and last day of the week: the Jewish Sabbath
[Old English sæternes dæg, translation of Latin Sāturnī diēs day of Saturn; compare Middle Dutch saterdach, Dutch zaterdag]
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Sat•ur•day

(ˈsæt ərˌdeɪ, -di)

n.
the seventh day of the week, following Friday.
[before 900; Middle English Saturdai; Old English Saternesdæg, partial translation of Latin Sāturnī diēs literally, Saturn's day; c. Dutch zaterdag, Low German saterdag]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.saturday - the seventh and last day of the weekSaturday - the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
Sabbatum, Sat
weekday - any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday)
weekend - a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday
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Translations
السَّبْتيوم السَّبْت
събота
sobotasobotní
lørdag
sabato
laupäev
شنبه
lauantai
subota
szombat
laugardagur
土曜日
토요일
šeštadienis
sestdiena
sâmbătă
sobotasobotný
sobota
subotaсубота
lördag
Jumamosi
วันเสาร์
субота
Thứ bảy

Saturday

[ˈsætədɪ]
A. N → sábado m
see Tuesday for usage
B. CPD Saturday job N I've got a Saturday job → tengo un trabajo los sábados
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Saturday

[ˈsætərdeɪ ˈsætərdi]
n → samedi m
on Saturday → samedi
on Saturdays → le samedi
every Saturday → tous les samedis
last Saturday → samedi dernier
next Saturday → samedi prochain
modif
Saturday morning → samedi matin
Saturday afternoon → samedi après-midi
Saturday evening → samedi soir
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Saturday

n → Samstag m, → Sonnabend m (esp N Ger); Saturday draw (in lottery) → Samstagsziehung f ? also Tuesday
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Saturday

[ˈsætədɪ] n → sabato
for usage see Tuesday
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

Saturday

(ˈsӕtədei) noun
the seventh day of the week, the day following Friday. I'll see you on Saturday; (also adjective) on Saturday morning.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

saturday

→ السَّبْت sobota lørdag Samstag Σάββατο sábado lauantai samedi subota sabato 土曜日 토요일 zaterdag lørdag sobota sábado суббота lördag วันเสาร์ Cumartesi Thứ bảy 星期六
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