weeklong

adjective

week·​long ˈwēk-ˈlȯŋ How to pronounce weeklong (audio)
: lasting a week

Examples of weeklong in a Sentence

We attended a weeklong training conference in Atlanta.
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The bad omens came early at this year’s Burning Man — the infamously wild, weeklong celebration of art, music, and unrestrained self-expression held at the end of every summer in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert — portending a particularly extra-ordinary burn. Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025 Art Bridges, a new government initiative from the Visual Arts Commission, will from this month send 10 Saudi artists, curators, and cultural leaders to Japan, Scotland, South Korea, and Spain for weeklong residencies over the next six months. Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025 For the first time in its five-year run, participating restaurants will offer limited-time discounts and brand-new dishes served exclusively during the weeklong event. Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025 The weeklong event includes a number of festivities and features top regional chefs, restaurants and winemakers along with celebrities in the food scene and stars in sports, surf and the community. Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for weeklong

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of weeklong was in 1847

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“Weeklong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weeklong. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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