Sunday written abbreviation Sun.

Sunday written abbreviation Sun.
noun (C, U)
1 the day between Saturday and Monday. In Britain, Sunday is considered the last day of the week, and in the US it is considered the first day of the week: I went to a concert last Sunday. | We're going to a match on Sunday. | Sunday nights are usually pretty quiet. | on Sundays (=each Sunday): Do you go to church on Sundays? | a Sunday (=one of the Sundays in the year): My birthday is on a Sunday this year. | the Sunday BrE (=the Sunday of the week being mentioned): Nan came on the Monday and left on the Sunday.
2 Sunday best your best clothes, worn only for special occasions or for church
3 Sunday driver an insulting word meaning someone who annoys other people by driving too slowly
—see also: never in a month of Sundays month (7)

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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