Midweek

adj, adv, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    That happens in the middle of the week. not-comparable

    "Cheap mid-week return tickets were reintroduced by British Railways on May 7, to encourage holiday travel during the week rather than at weekends."

Adverb
  1. 1
    In the middle of the week. not-comparable

    "Leicester could only manage a goalless draw midweek with Sutton Coldfield and will be keen to return to winning form."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in the middle of the week wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The middle of the week.

    "In midweek, however, the stretch is reasonably quiet and I can conceal myself behind a clump of rushes and cast a big piece of luncheon meat on a link-leger rig right in the deep hole and let the current roll it under the roof."

  2. 2
    the middle of a week wordnet
  3. 3
    Midweek worship service, held by many congregations and in addition to a Sunday morning service. Jehovah's-Witnesses, informal

    "This Wednesday is churchwide midweek; men's is the next one."

  4. 4
    the fourth day of the week; the third working day wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From mid- + week. Compare Saterland Frisian Midwiek (“Wednesday”, literally “midweek”), German Low German Middeweek (“Wednesday”, literally “midweek”), German Mittwoch (“Wednesday”, literally “midweek”).

Etymology 2

From mid- + week. Compare Saterland Frisian Midwiek (“Wednesday”, literally “midweek”), German Low German Middeweek (“Wednesday”, literally “midweek”), German Mittwoch (“Wednesday”, literally “midweek”).

Etymology 3

From mid- + week. Compare Saterland Frisian Midwiek (“Wednesday”, literally “midweek”), German Low German Middeweek (“Wednesday”, literally “midweek”), German Mittwoch (“Wednesday”, literally “midweek”).

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