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Monday has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the second day of the week; the first working day

"The team always gathers every monday to review their progress and plan for the upcoming week."

2

The second day of the week in many religious traditions, and the first day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm. It follows Sunday and precedes Tuesday.

"Monday is recognized as the second day of the week in most religious calendars but serves as the official start to the workweek under the ISO 8601 standard."

In plain English: Monday is the first day of the workweek that comes right after Sunday and before Tuesday.

"I usually go to work on Monday mornings after I buy my coffee."

Adverb
1

on Monday

"I will finish my homework on Monday."

Example Sentences
"I usually go to work on Monday mornings after I buy my coffee." noun
"I always dread Monday mornings because of the heavy traffic." noun
"The store opens early on Monday to catch the weekend shoppers." noun
"We have a team meeting scheduled for next Monday at nine." noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
weekday
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Whitmonday

Origin

Monday comes from Old English, where it originally meant "day of the moon." This name was adopted by Germanic speakers as a direct translation of the Latin phrase for the lunar day.

Rhyming Words
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