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Friday

[ frahy-dey, -dee ]

noun

  1. the sixth day of the week, following Thursday.


Friday

/ -deɪ; ˈfraɪdɪ /

noun

  1. the sixth day of the week; fifth day of the working week
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Friday

  1. A native character in Robinson Crusoe, so named because Crusoe found him on a Friday. Friday places himself in service to Crusoe and helps him survive.
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Notes

Figuratively, a “man Friday” or “girl Friday” is a valued helper.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Friday1

before 1000; Middle English; Old English īæ Freya's day, equivalent to ī (genitive singular of ŧ ) + æ day; ŧ is identical with Old English adj. ڰŧ free
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Friday1

Old English īæ , literally: Freya's day; related to Old Frisian ڰī , Old High German ڰīٲ
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Idioms and Phrases

see black Friday ; girl Friday ; thank god (it's Friday) .
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

He said he was detained by federal authorities in an immigration raid outside a grocery store on Good Friday, a few days before Easter.

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Most of the results are expected to be declared by Friday evening.

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Both US and Ukrainian teams worked through the night on Friday into Saturday to finalise the documents, as well as into the early morning on Wednesday, the source told the BBC.

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The player’s family said in a statement released Friday that “brave individuals” helped rescue Arenas from the burning vehicle.

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This obligation currently means it has to deliver letters six days per week, Monday to Saturday, and parcels Monday to Friday.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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