wi:k n. 1 a
period of
seven days reckoned usu.
from and to
midnight on Saturday-Sunday. 2 a period of seven days reckoned from
any point (would like to stay
for a week). 3
the six days
between Sundays. 4 a the
five days
Monday to
Friday. b a
normal amount of
work done in
this period (a 35-hour week). 5 (in pl.) a long
time;
several weeks (have
not seen you for weeks;
did it weeks ago). 6 (prec. by a specified day) a week
after (that day) (Tuesday week;
tomorrow week). [OE wice f. Gmc, prob. orig. = sequence]