Definitions for monday
ˈmʌn deɪ, -dimon·day

Princeton's WordNet(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Monday, Monnoun

   the second day of the week; the first working day

Wiktionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Mondaynoun

   The first day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm and second day of the week in many religious traditions. It follows Sunday and precedes Tuesday.

   Etymology: * monandæg, from mona + dæg, a translation of dies lunae

2. Mondayadverb

   on Monday

   Etymology: * monandæg, from mona + dæg, a translation of dies lunae

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1. Monday

   Monday is the day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. According to the international standard ISO 8601 it is the first day of the week. In countries that adopt the "Sunday-first" convention, it is the second day of the week. The name of Monday is derived from Old English Mōnandæg and Middle English Monenday, originally a translation of Latin dies lunae "day of the Moon".

Webster Dictionary(3.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Mondaynoun

   the second day of the week; the day following Sunday

   Etymology: [OE. moneday, monenday, AS. mnandaeg, i.e., day of the moon, day sacred to the moon; akin to D. maandag, G. montag, OHG. mnatag, Icel. mnadagr, Dan. mandag, Sw. mndag. See Moon, and Day.]

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1. Monday

   Monday is the day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. According to the Christian, Islamic and Hebrew calendars, it is the second day of the week. But according to international standard ISO 8601 it is the first day of the week. The name of Monday is derived from Old English Mōnandæg and Middle English Monenday, which means "moon day".

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Monday

   mun′dā, n. the second day of the week.—adj. Mon′dayish, fagged—of preachers, after their Sunday exercitations.—Black Monday, Easter Monday, the 14th of April 1360: any Easter Monday; Handsel Monday, the first Monday of the year, when presents are given. [A.S. mónandæg, mónan, gen. of móna, moon, dæg, day.]

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1. monday

   A day of the week.

   Monday is the first day of the week in some countries.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 19, 2020  

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

1. Monday

   A term derived from Scandinavian mythology when, after the first day of the week given up to sun-worship, the second was set apart for the worship of the moon.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'monday' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2514

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'monday' in Written Corpus Frequency: #649

Anagrams for monday »

1. dynamo

How to pronounce monday?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of monday in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of monday in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of monday in a Sentence

1. James Comey:

   I asked the president tweeted on Friday after I got fired that I better hope theres not tapes. I woke up in the middle of the night on Monday night because it didnt dawn on me originally, that there might be corroboration for our conversation, there might a tape.

2. Mark Taylor:

   It's very quiet Monday. Apart from a few earnings catalysts through the week, it looks like people are just largely sitting on the sidelines.

3. The News Journal:

   This hateful display stands in stark contrast to Monday night’s peaceful protest and discussion. We condemn this despicable action and ask everyone in our community to stand together against intolerance and hate.

4. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius:

   The principle of these sanctions remains but the implementation will depend on results on the ground, we will see by Monday and see how the meeting in Minsk went.

5. Tim Huelskamp:

   You can't do the job 9-5, Monday through Friday, the speaker has to work on weekends. I'm not running for speaker, I've got young kids at home. ... The time commitment is not 40 hours a week.

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