Definitions for Saturday
ˈsæt ərˌdeɪ, -diSatur·day

Princeton's WordNet(2.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Saturday, Sabbatum, Sat(noun)

   the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

Wiktionary(3.17 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Saturday(Noun)

   The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Biblical seventh day of the week, observed as Sabbath or "Day of Rest"; it follows Friday and precedes Sunday.

2. Saturday(Adverb)

   on Saturday

Origin: sæterndæg, from Sætern, from Saturnus, possibly from Etruscan, + dæg; a translation of dies Saturni

Wikipedia(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Saturday

   Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. The Romans named Saturday Sāturni diēs ("Saturn's Day") no later than the 2nd century for the planet Saturn, which controlled the first hour of that day, according to Vettius Valens. The day's name was introduced into West Germanic languages and is recorded in the Low German languages such as Middle Low German sater(s)dach, Middle Dutch saterdag (Modern Dutch zaterdag) and Old English Sætern(es)dæġ and Sæterdæġ. The day was also referred to as "Sæternes dæġe" in an Old English translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People. In Old English, Saturday was also known as sunnanæfen ("sun" + "eve" cf. dialectal German Sonnabend).

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Saturday(noun)

   the seventh or last day of the week; the day following Friday and preceding Sunday

Origin: [OE. Saterday, AS. Saeterdaeg, Saeterndaeg, Saeternesdaeg, literally, Saturn's day, fr. L. Saturnus Saturn + AS. daeg day; cf. L. dies Saturni.]

Freebase(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Saturday

   Saturday is the day of the week following Friday and preceding Sunday. Saturday is the seventh and therefore last day of the week according to many commonly used calendars, but it is the second-to-last day of the week according to ISO 8601. Its Latin name dies Saturni entered into Old English as Saeternesdaeg. Saturday was named no later than the 2nd century for the planet Saturn, which controlled the first hour of that day according to Vettius Valens. Prior to that, the old English name was sunnanæfen.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Saturday

   sat′ur-dā, n. the seventh or last day of the week, dedicated by the Romans to Saturn: the Jewish Sabbath. [A.S. Sæter-dæg, Sætern-dæg, day of Saturn—L. Saturnus.]

Editors Contribution(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Saturday

   A day of sitting down and doing nothing, or getting what you need done, done.

   Potato

   Submitted by anonymous on October 23, 2019  

2. Saturday

   Something Amazing Turn Up at Rest of the week days. This my quote based on acronym: (s)omething (a)mazing (t)urn (u)p at (r)est ... day.

   Submitted by anonymous on October 30, 2019  

3. Saturday

   The day of the week that comes after Friday and before Sunday.

   Saturday is the day as a family we spend doing different things with our friends and Sunday is when we all get together.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 23, 2016  

Etymology and Origins(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Saturday

   This, the seventh day of the week, was dedicated by the Romans to Saturn. As, however, all the other week-days were named by the people of Northern Europe in accordance with Scandinavian mythology, one must incline to the opinion that this was named after Sæter, a water deity. Its Anglo-Saxon designation was Sæterdæg.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Saturday' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1456

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Saturday' in Written Corpus Frequency: #588

How to pronounce Saturday?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Saturday in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Saturday in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Saturday in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Saturday in a Sentence

1. Lyndon B. Johnson:

   Every man has a right to a Saturday night bath.

2. President Barack Obama:

   Well, I can imagine it - in a' Saturday Night' skit.

3. Tina Fey:

   Viewers of 'Saturday Night Live' span several generations.

4. Kevin Anderson:

   I barely slept on Friday night. Saturday was pretty tough.

5. Tom Everett:

   i guess this kills our chance for dinner saturday nght huh?

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