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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɜːkəˌdeɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈwɝkəˌdeɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wûr′kə dā′)

work•a•day /ˈwɜrkəˌdeɪ/USA pronunciation adj.

like or fit for working days.
ordinary;
everyday.

work•a•day (wûr′kə dā′),USA pronunciation adj.

of or befitting working days;
characteristic of a workday and its occupations.
ordinary;
commonplace;
everyday;
prosaic.

alteration (probably after nowadays) of earlier worky-day workday, alteration (by association with holiday) of Middle English werkeday, obscurely derived from work and day 1150–1200

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workaday /ˈwɜːkəˌdeɪ/ adj (usually prenominal)

being a part of general human experience; ordinary
suitable for working days; everyday or practical

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workday - working day

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