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weeklong

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: W IY1 K L AO2 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Lasting for (approximately) one week.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

lasting through a week

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • her weeklong vacation

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: seven-day

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyg-der. Proto-Germanic *wikǭ Proto-West Germanic *wikā Old English wiċe Middle English wyke English week English long English -long English weeklong From week + -long.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: d'une semaine — lasting for one week
  • French: d'une durée d'une semaine — lasting for one week
  • Portuguese: de uma semana — lasting for one week
  • Ukrainian: тижне́вий (tyžnévyj) — lasting for one week