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Friday
Friday the day of the week before Saturday and following Thursday, recorded in Old English and named for the Germanic goddess Frigga, as a translation of the late Latin Veneris dies ‘day of the planet Venus’.
Friday, in memory of Good Friday, was traditionally a day of fasting and abstinence in the Christian Church; it is also often traditionally regarded as an unlucky day, with Friday 13th being particularly perilous. In Islamic belief, Friday is regarded as the day of the week on which Adam was created (as in Genesis 1:26–7). See also Black Friday, Bloody Friday. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Friday." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Friday." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Friday.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Friday." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Friday.html |
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Fri·day / ˈfrīdā/ • n. the day of the week before Saturday and following Thursday: he was arrested on Friday the cleaning woman came on Fridays | [as adj.] Friday evening. • adv. on Friday: we'll try again Friday. ∎ (Fridays) on Fridays; each Friday: he goes there Fridays. |
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"Friday." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Friday." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-friday.html "Friday." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-friday.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "Friday." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "Friday." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-Friday.html T. F. HOAD. "Friday." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-Friday.html |
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Friday. Friday is widely kept as a weekly commemoration of Christ's Passion, being traditionally observed by abstinence from meat, or other acts of penitence or charity. See also FIRST FRIDAYS, GOOD FRIDAY, and PAENITEMINI.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Friday." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Friday." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Friday.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Friday." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Friday.html |
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"Friday." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Friday." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Friday.html "Friday." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Friday.html |
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Friday
•Allende, duende
•Wednesday
•heyday, mayday, payday
•bidet • weekday • Halliday • holiday
•Friday • Hobday • washday • Corday
•magna cum laude, summa cum laude
•Daudet, démodé
•noonday • Tuesday
•Domesday, doomsday
•Yaoundé • someday
•Monday, sundae, Sunday
•Muscadet • workaday • faraday
•Saturday • yesterday • workday
•birthday • Thursday
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"Friday." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Friday." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Friday.html "Friday." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Friday.html |
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