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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What began as a weeklong music camp eventually turned into year-round educational programming, where students learn songwriting, music theory, recording and live performance before showcasing their work on the festival stage. — Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 To celebrate the collaboration, a weeklong pop-up was launched on Wednesday at Dongliang Maison’s courtyard tea house. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 30 July 2026 The autonomous OpenAI agents that broke out of a secure testing environment this month and hacked into Hugging Face’s servers also breached a second technology company during a weeklong spree, Fortune has confirmed. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 29 July 2026 TelevisaUnivision unveiled the full nominee slate today alongside new details about PJ Fest, a weeklong cultural experience with Premios Juventud as its marquee event. — Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 29 July 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 6 Aug. 2026.

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