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week

noun · Say it: WEEK

What it means

Foundation

a period of seven days, often from Monday to Sunday

We go swimming twice a week after school.

Similar and opposite words

Synonyms (similar meaning)

  • seven days

More examples

  • Next week our class is going on a trip to the zoo.

Where the word comes from

From Old English 'wice', meaning a turn or series.

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