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Sunday meaning

EN[ˈsʌndeɪ] [ˈsʌndi] [-ʌndeɪ] [-ʌndi]
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  • Sunday (/ˈsʌndeɪ/ or /ˈsʌndi/) is the day of the week following Saturday but before Monday. For most Christians, Sunday is observed as a day of worship and rest, holding it as the Lord's Day, the day of Christ's resurrection.
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    Definition of Sunday in English Dictionary

  • NounPLSundays
    1. The seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard, or the first day of the week in many religious traditions. The Sabbath for most Christians; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday.
      1. And after missing a simple header in the first half, the Manchester United striker ensured England topped Group D to set up a quarter-final meeting with Italy in Kiev on Sunday.
    2. (informal) A newspaper published on Sunday.
    3. Adverb
      1. On Sunday.
      2. More Examples
        1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
          • He is on the disabled list with rotator cuff inflammation, and on Sunday he caught Ian Kennedy in the bullpen to get his legs reaccustomed to the feel of his demanding position.
          • Don't forget that this Sunday we put the clocks back an hour.
          • The family leaves over enough food from Sunday dinner for Monday lunch and dinner.
        2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
          • Sunday houses were often made of limestone rock coated with whitewash inside and out.
          • Sunday at 2 p.m., a performance of classical Puerto Rican danza music by the Association for Puerto Rican Culture, featuring the pianist Alberto Bird and the singer Thelma Ithier-Sterling.
        3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
          • I can tolerate working on Saturdays, but not on Sundays.
          • Jones has been a substitute before, but made his first start for the team last Sunday.
      • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
        1. Adverbs
          • Uncomparable adverbs
          • Nouns
            • Countable nouns
          Related Links:
          1. en Sundays
          2. en Sundayish
          3. en Sunday out
          4. en Sundaylike
          5. en Sunday name
          Source: Wiktionary

          Meaning of Sunday for the defined word.

          Grammatically, this word "Sunday" is an adverb, more specifically, an uncomparable adverb. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.
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