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1 English

1.1 Etymology
1.2 Noun
1.3 Translations

English

Etymology

The English noun Friday comes from Old English for "Frigga's day", Frigga was the "queen of the gods".

Noun

  1. The sixth day of the week in the USA.
  2. The fifth day of the week in Europe and in systems using the ISO 8601 norm.
  3. The Biblical sixth day of a week, the day before the sabbath, or "day of preparation" in preparation for the Sabbath. It follows Thursday and precedes Saturday.
  4. An appointment, person (like Man Friday in Robinson Crusoe), or feeling associated with this day of the week.

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