monday

CEFRA1

/ˈmʌn.deɪ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The day of the week after Sunday and before Tuesday.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    On Monday.

Examples

  • She went for a run on Monday and has not been seen since.

  • You had better leave there on Monday.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

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In context

  • You have to turn in the reports on Monday.

  • We've worked out the schedule for Easter week: We'll be shopping Monday […]

  • Mr. Whymper, a solicitor living in Willingdon, […] would visit the farm every Monday morning to receive his instructions.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English Monday, Monenday, from Old English mōnandæġ (“day of the moon”), from Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag, a calque (interpretātiō germānica) of Latin diēs Lūnae, equivalent to Moon + day. See also Japanese 月曜日 (“Moon's day”). Cognates Compare Scots Monanday (“Monday”), Yola Mondei (“Monday”), Saterland Frisian Moundai (“Monday”), West Frisian moandei (“Monday”), Alemannic German meintog, miantag, méntag, mìntàg, mäntag, Määntig (“Monday”), Bavarian Monda, Mondåg, montach, monti (“Monday”), Cimbrian matak, menta, méentag (“Monday”), Dutch maandag (“Monday”), German Montag (“Monday”), German Low German Maandag (“Monday”), Luxembourgish Méindeg (“Monday”), Mòcheno ma'ta (“Mond...