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Noun
She visited me last Sunday.
My birthday falls on a Sunday this year.
Next week I'll arrive on Monday and leave on Sunday.
I will leave on Sunday morning.
Adjective
a charity auction of works by some of the town's more socially prominent Sunday painters
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Gail Williams, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
The Recording Academy has announced significant changes for its upcoming Grammy Week, canceling some of its industry events that would usually lead up to the Sunday awards while repurposing others to focus more heavily on relief efforts for the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
The Critics Choice Awards—slated for Sunday—were postponed due to the fires, while the Screen Actors Guild cancelled its in-person awards nomination ceremony last week.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Bismarck, North Dakota, hasn’t had a below zero high temperature since last January, but that could happen on both Sunday and Monday.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
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—Gail Williams, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
The Recording Academy has announced significant changes for its upcoming Grammy Week, canceling some of its industry events that would usually lead up to the Sunday awards while repurposing others to focus more heavily on relief efforts for the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
The Critics Choice Awards—slated for Sunday—were postponed due to the fires, while the Screen Actors Guild cancelled its in-person awards nomination ceremony last week.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Bismarck, North Dakota, hasn’t had a below zero high temperature since last January, but that could happen on both Sunday and Monday.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Sunday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sunday. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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Sunday
1 of 2 noun
Sun·day
ˈsən-dē 
: the first day of the week : the Christian Sabbath
Sunday
2 of 2 adjective1
: of, relating to, or associated with Sunday
2
: best entry 1 sense 1
Sunday suit
Etymology
Noun
Old English sunnandæg "Sunday," from sunne "sun" + dæg "day"
Word Origin
It was believed in ancient times that there were seven "planets," including the sun and the moon. The days of the week were named in Latin for these "planets." One of the days was named dies solis, meaning "day of the sun." The Latin name was later translated into other languages. Dies solis became sunnandæg in Old English. The modern English Sunday comes from the Old English sunnandæg.
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