hebdomad

Noun

heb=do=mad

WORDNET DICTIONARY

hebdomad(n = noun.time) week - any period of seven consecutive days; "it rained for a week"

is a kind of period, period of time, time period

has parts: calendar day, civil day, day of the week, weekend

has particulars: week from monday, rag, rag week, holy week, passion week, shibah, shiva, shivah

Derived forms adjective hebdomadal₁, adjective hebdomadary₁

hebdomad, n. [L. hebdomas, -adis, Gr. "ebdoma`s the number seven days, fr. seventh, seven. See Seven.].

A week; a period of seven days. Sir T. Browne.