Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

long weekend

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English

Syllables
long week-end
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A weekend extended by one or more days off falling on a day or days immediately preceding or following it.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

long weekends (plural)

Phrases

May long weekend public holiday bank holiday

Frequently Paired Words

public holiday bank holiday

Questions

What does long weekend mean?
A weekend extended by one or more days off falling on a day or days immediately preceding or following it.

How to pronounce long weekend

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