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weekly

/wiːk.li/
Meanings
  • noun

    A period of seven consecutive days; one orbit of the moon around the earth.

    - "The weekly sales report is due on Monday."
    - "I go to the gym every week."
  • adjective

    Occurring or taking place regularly once a week.

    - "I have a weekly appointment with my doctor."
    - "My pay is on a weekly basis."
Pronunciation
  1. /wiːk.li/



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Synonyms

hebdomadal , hebdomadally
Rhymes
Words rhyming with weekly
seely , feely , keenly , leanly
Homonyms
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  1. weekly (en) : A period of seven consecutive days; one orbit of the moon around the earth.

  2. weekly (en) : Occurring or taking place regularly once a week.

  3. weekly (en) : A publication issued every week.

  4. weekly (en) : Relating to a week or seven days.

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. weekly

  2. weakly

  3. weekday

  4. weakly

Variants
List of all variants of weekly that leads to same result
weekly , weeklies
Forms
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weeklies, weeklong, weekliness

Etymology
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Old English wicca 'to bend, turn', from wican 'to bend, turn, twist, wind, weave, shape'; related to wicca 'witch', wican 'to move, shake, excite'.

Trivia
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  1. The first weekly newspaper was published in 1690 in Scotland.

  2. In the United States, the average household subscribes to 1.3 weekly magazines.

  3. The term 'weekly' comes from the Old English word 'wicca', which means 'to bend, turn'.

Related Concepts
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  1. weekend: A period of two or three days, usually from Saturday to Monday or Friday to Sunday, that is set aside for relaxation and recreation.

  2. weekday: Any day other than Saturday or Sunday. In many countries, weekdays are those days on which regular business and schools are open.

Culture
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In literature, the term 'weekly' is often used to refer to publications that are issued every week. For example, The New Yorker is a weekly magazine. In art, there are several works that depict the passage of time through the representation of weekly routines or weekly events.

How to Memorize "weekly"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a calendar with seven days in a week. Visualize the moon going around the earth every seven days.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'weekly' with the number '7' and the moon.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym 'W-O-W' to remember 'Weekly Occurs On Weekdays'.

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