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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

friday

/ˈfɹaɪ.deɪ/

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What does friday mean?

noun

  1. The sixth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fifth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Muslim Sabbath; it follows Thursday and precedes Saturday.
  2. The last workday in a work schedule that is not Monday through Friday.

adverb

  1. (informal) On Friday.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈfɹaɪ.deɪ/

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However--our guests came Friday afternoon in time for tea in the senior corridor, and then dashed down to the hotel for dinner.
Jean WebsterDaddy-Long-LegsProject Gutenberg ebook #157
"How are you going to live on your wages if you do that sort of thing? Pay-day doesn't come until next Friday!"
Christopher MorleyThe Haunted BookshopProject Gutenberg ebook #172
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On the Friday, as soon as he came in, she asked him to please to tell her why he disliked her family.
Henry JamesThe AmericanProject Gutenberg ebook #177
He came straight home from the pit, and stayed in at evening till Friday, and then he could not remain at home.
D. H. (David Herbert) LawrenceSons and LoversProject Gutenberg ebook #217
As soon as Friday came in sight of the man, he hallooed out as loud as the other, “O master! O master!”
Daniel DefoeThe Life and Adventures of Robinson CrusoeProject Gutenberg ebook #521