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midweek noun

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Definition

the middle of the week, usually from Tuesday to Thursday
By midweek, the situation had become worrying.

midweek adjective

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midweek adverb

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The magazine comes out midweek.

(Definition of midweek noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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