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working day

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working day
n.
A workday.
working day or esp US & Canad workday
Noun
1. a day when people normally go to work: the last working day of the week
2. the part of the day allocated to work: the long working day of twelve to fourteen hours
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Noun1.working dayworking day - a day on which work is done
work day, workday
weekday - any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday)
2.working dayworking day - the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage; "they work an 8-hour day"
workday
day - the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working); "my day began early this morning"; "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"; "she called it a day and went to bed"
man hour, person hour - a time unit used in industry for measuring work
duty period, work shift, shift - the time period during which you are at work


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The roar of the working day drowns the voices of the elfin sprites that are ever singing their low-toned
Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context
Young folks may get fond of each other before they know what life is, and they may think it all holiday if they can only get together; but it soon turns into working day, my dear.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
To make matters worse, this dangerous river travel could not be done in the dark, and their working day was reduced to the six hours of twilight.
Burning Daylight by London, Jack View in context
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