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dominical

Sunday supplement

noun doh-mee-nee-KAHL Rare

Origin: From Latin dominicalis, from dominus (Lord).

Also means

Sunday (attributive)

Usage Note

Dominical as a noun refers to the Sunday supplement of a newspaper — the magazine section published with the weekend edition. As an adjective it means 'of or relating to Sunday' (descanso dominical, 'Sunday rest') or to the Lord's day. The word shares its root with domingo (Sunday) and Domingo (the name Dominic).

Examples

"El dominical trae un reportaje sobre viajes."

Natural Translation

The Sunday supplement has a travel feature.

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