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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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Daniel Amarante, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
The Golden Globes will air live Sunday from the Beverly Hilton on CBS and stream on Paramount+ at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025
The 2025 Nascar season begins with The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 2.
—Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Nominations-round voting for this year’s Oscars ends on Sunday, Jan. 12 at 5 p.m. PT.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 2 Jan. 2025
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Noun
By Sunday night, snow could move into Washington, D.C., causing a dangerous Monday morning commute across much of the mid-Atlantic.
—Daniel Amarante, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
The Golden Globes will air live Sunday from the Beverly Hilton on CBS and stream on Paramount+ at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025
The 2025 Nascar season begins with The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 2.
—Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Nominations-round voting for this year’s Oscars ends on Sunday, Jan. 12 at 5 p.m. PT.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Sunday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sunday. Accessed 6 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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