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Sunday ˈsʌndeɪ Noun Bre Find Month I Put

Word sunday
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈsʌndeɪ / NAmE / ˈsʌndeɪ /
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  • you won't find it, not in a month of sundays.
  • i put on my sunday best for the occasion.
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sunday

(noun)BrE / ˈsʌndeɪ / NAmE / ˈsʌndeɪ /
  1. the day of the week after Saturday and before Monday, thought of as either the first or the last day of the week
  2. a newspaper published on a Sunday
  3. used to emphasize that something will never happen
    • You won't find it, not in a month of Sundays.
  4. your best clothes
    • I put on my Sunday best for the occasion.

    Word Origin

    • Old English Sunnandæg ‘day of the sun’, translation of Latin dies solis; compare with Dutch zondag and German Sonntag.
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