Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - sunday
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Sunday
sunday
written abbreviation Sun. ~ n 1 the day between Saturday and Monday. In Britain, Sunday is considered the last day of the week, and in the US it is considered the first day of the week (I went to a concert last Sunday. | We're going to a match on Sunday. | Sunday nights are usually pretty quiet. | on Sundays (=each Sunday)) (Do you go to church on Sundays? | a Sunday (=one of the Sundays in the year)) (My birthday is on a Sunday this year. | the Sunday BrE (=the Sunday of the week being mentioned)) (Nan came on the Monday and left on the Sunday.) 2 Sunday best your best clothes, worn only for special occasions or for church 3 Sunday driver an insulting word meaning someone who annoys other people by driving too slowly (- see also never in a month of Sundays month (7))
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1.
(Sundays) Sunday is the day after Saturday and before Monday. I thought we might go for a drive on Sunday... Naomi used to go to church in Granville every Sunday. N-VAR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sunnand?g (akin to Old High German sunnuntag), from sunne sun + d?g day Date: before 12th century the first day of the week ; the Christian analogue of the Jewish Sabbath • ~s adverb II. adjective Date: 14th century 1. of, relating to, or associated with ~ 2. from the practice of wearing one's best clothes on ~ to attend church best ~ suit 3. amateur ~ painters III. biographical name William Ashley 1862-1935 Billy ~ American evangelist ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
n. & adv. --n. 1 the first day of the week, a Christian holiday and day of worship. 2 a newspaper published on a Sunday. --adv. colloq. 1 on Sunday. 2 (Sundays) on Sunday; each Sunday. Phrases and idioms Sunday best joc. a person's best clothes, kept for Sunday use. Sunday letter = dominical letter. Sunday painter an amateur painter, esp. one with little training. Sunday school a school for the religious instruction of children on Sundays. Etymology: OE sunnand{aelig}g, transl. of L dies solis, Gk hemera heliou day of the sun ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1. воскресенье on Sunday —- в воскресенье Sunday dinner —- воскресный обед Sunday saint —- ханжа Sunday laws —- "воскресные законы" (запрещающие некоторые виды деятельности) Id: month (week) of Sundays —- большой промежуток времени Id: it will take me a month of Sundays to do it —- у меня уйдет на это очень много времени Id: to look two ways to find Sunday —- косить (глазами) Id: when two Sundays come together —- после дождичка в четверг; когда рак свистнет 2. ам. разг. проводить воскресенье he was Sundaying in the country —- на воскресенье он уехал за город ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
5.
best праздничное платье; joc. лучшее платье/костюм SUNDAY noun 1) воскресенье 2) attr. воскресный; Sunday best coll. - лучший костюм или платье; праздничное платье to look two ways to find Sunday coll. - косить (глазами) ...Англо-русский словарь
6.
- O.E. Sunnandжg, lit. "day of the sun," from sunnan, oblique case of sunne "sun" + dжg "day," from a W.Gmc. loan-translation of L. dies solis "day of the sun," which is itself a loan-translation of Gk. hemera heliou. Sunday school dates from 1783 (originally for secular instruction); Sunday clothes is from 1642. Sunday driver is from 1925. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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