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单词 non-day
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non-dayn.

Brit. /ˈnɒndeɪ/, U.S. /ˈnɑnˈdeɪ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: non- prefix, day n.
Etymology: < non- prefix + day n., after post-classical Latin dies non (see dies non n. at dies n. b).With quot. 1979 perhaps compare non- prefix 2b.
rare.
Originally: = dies non n. at dies n. b. In later use: a dull day; a day on which nothing of interest occurs (cf. quots. 1897 for dies non n. β. at dies n. b, 1937 for dies non n. β. at dies n. b).
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the world > time > period > a day or twenty-four hours > [noun] > weekend > during which shops, etc., are closed
weekend1852
non-day1856
1856 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire V. xlix. 502 His measure for curtailing the numerous non-days of the calendar.
1979 P. Larkin Let. 31 Mar. in Sel. Lett. (1992) 597 Dull non-day today, following a pissy evening attending the annual dinner of the Hull Magic Circle nay, stare not so.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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