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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On the last night of crooner Harry Belafonte’s weeklong run in Miami Beach in 1967, at the height of his fame, the stage crew and hotel general manager played a prank. — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Disney Treasure will sail weeklong sailings to the Eastern and Western Caribbean with ports such as Tortola, British Virgin Islands, and Falmouth, Jamaica. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026 Wildlife managers and volunteers will be closing more than 14 miles of stream and tributaries in Rocky Mountain National Park on Monday to start a weeklong operation meant to clear new habitat for Colorado's state fish. — Logan Smith, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 At a lake outside the capital, Kyiv, athletes removed their prosthetics and pulled on wetsuits to complete on the closing day of the weeklong event, with some needing help to get into the water. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for weeklong

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of weeklong was in 1847

Rhymes for weeklong

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“Weeklong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weeklong. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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