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Weekday vs Ferial - What's the difference?

weekday | ferial |

As nouns the difference between weekday and ferial

is that weekday is any day of the week except sunday and often also saturday[http://wwwyourdictionarycom/weekday american heritage][http://wwwcollinsdictionarycom/dictionary/english/weekday collins][http://wwwmerriam-webstercom/dictionary/weekday merriam-webster] while ferial is (ecclesiastical) a feria.

As an adjective ferial is

(ecclesiastical) pertaining to an ordinary weekday, rather than a festival or fast.

weekday

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any day of the week except Sunday and often also Saturday. American Heritage][http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/weekday Collins][http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weekday Merriam-Webster
  • In countries with a six-day workweek (including all countries in the past), the weekdays are the same as the workdays (working days). In countries with a five-day workweek, the term weekday sometimes has the old meaning "all days except Sunday" and sometimes refers to "all days except Saturday and Sunday".

    Synonyms

    * workday * working day * (day on which work is done in legal and official usage) business day

    References

    ferial

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (ecclesiastical) pertaining to an ordinary weekday, rather than a festival or fast
  • pertaining to a holiday
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  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (ecclesiastical) A feria.
  • Anagrams

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