hebdomad

heb·do·mad

H0117500 (hĕb′də-măd′)n.1. A group of seven.2. A period of seven days; a week.

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[Latin hebdomas, hebdomad-, the number seven, from Greek, from hebdomos, seventh, from hepta, seven; see septm̥ in Indo-European roots.]

hebdomad

(ˈhɛbdəˌmæd) n1. obsolete the number seven or a group of seven2. a rare word for week[C16: from Greek, from hebdomos seventh, from heptas seven]

heb•do•mad

(ˈhɛb dəˌmæd)

n. 1. a group of seven. 2. a period of seven days; week. [1535–45; < Latin hebdomad- < Greek (s. of hebdomás week) =hébdom(os) seventh (see hepta-) + -ad- -ad¹]

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hebdomad - any period of seven consecutive days; "it rained for a week"weekperiod, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"calendar day, civil day - a day reckoned from midnight to midnightday of the week - any one of the seven days in a weekweek from Monday - a time period of a week or more; "a week from Monday will be too soon!"weekend - a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sundayrag week, rag - a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charitiesHoly Week, Passion Week - the week before Eastershibah, shiva, shivah - (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative; "the family is sitting shiva"