month of Sundays

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month of Sundays

  • /ˌmʌnθ əv ˈsʌndeɪz/ UK
  • /-diz/ UK
  • /ˌmʌnθ əv ˈsʌnˌdeɪz/ US
  • /-ˈsən-/ US
  • /-diz/ US

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Probably a reference to the passing of as many Sundays as there are days in a month, that is, between 28 and 31 weeks.

noun months of Sundays

  1. idiomatic, informal A very long time; a period regarded as too long. It seems like it’s been a month of Sundays since we saw him last.

    Similar: eternity, forever, week of Saturdays, week of Sundays, aeon, age, ages, blue moon, coon's age, crow's age, dog's age, donkey's years

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"month of Sundays." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/month%20of%20sundays. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"month of Sundays." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/month%20of%20sundays.

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@misc{month_of_sundays_2026,
  title = {month of Sundays},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/month%20of%20sundays},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}