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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SAT'URDAY, n.
The last day of the week; the day next preceding the sabbath.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians [syn: Saturday, Sabbatum, Sat]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English saterday, from Old English sæterndæg (akin to Old Frisian s?terdei), from Latin Saturnus Saturn + Old English dæg day Date: before 12th century the seventh day of the week • Saturdays adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & adv. --n. the seventh day of the week, following Friday. --adv. colloq. 1 on Saturday. 2 (Saturdays) on Saturdays; each Saturday. Etymology: OE Sætern(es) dæg transl. of L Saturni dies day of Saturn

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Saturday Sat"ur*day (?; 48), n. [OE. Saterday, AS. S[ae]terd[ae]g, S[ae]ternd[ae]g, S[ae]ternesd[ae]g, literally, Saturn's day, fr. L. Saturnus Saturn + AS. d[ae]g day; cf. L. dies Saturni.] The seventh or last day of the week; the day following Friday and preceding Sunday.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(Saturdays) Saturday is the day after Friday and before Sunday. She had a call from him on Saturday morning at the studio... Every Saturday dad made a beautiful pea and ham soup... The overnight train runs every night of the week except Saturdays. N-VAR