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Tuesday

Tuesday

1 1.0
The day between Monday and Wednesday
  • noun
  • /ˈtjuːzdeɪ/
translation icon : martes
  • So when he wakes up on Tuesday, he thinks it's Friday.
  • dinner on Tuesday
  • lunch on Tuesday

We will see you next Tuesday or Thursday or both.

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Examples

  • We have a meeting scheduled for Tuesday at 10 AM.

  • All right, so I'll see you on Tuesday or Monday.

  • We will see you next Tuesday or Thursday or both.

  • To my surprise, it fell out on Tuesday, four days later.

  • We will see you next Thursday or Tuesday or both.

  • This could be Tuesday or this could be Wednesday.

  • Hello, it's currently Tuesday how are you all?

  • So we're recording this on Tuesday, April first.

  • We will see you next Tuesday with Bobby Lee.

  • Full day off, practice tomorrow on Tuesday, then fly to Ottawa.

Synonyms

Tue
vsTuesday
9 1.0

A short form of Tuesday, the day after Monday

has identical meaning but is the full nonabbreviated word
Tues
vsTuesday
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Short form of Tuesday, the day after Monday

has identical meaning but is the full word used in formal writing

Compounds

3 4.3

A day of feasting and parties before Lent, also called Mardi Gras

cheap-arse Tuesday
  • Offensive
9.7

A day, usually Tuesday, when cinemas and other places sell tickets at lower prices

One week after next Tuesday

A day before Lent when Christians often eat pancakes

The Tuesday after Whit Monday, two days after Pentecost in the Christian calendar

Whit-Tuesday
  • Literature
9.9

The Tuesday after Whitmonday that some Christians observe

Surface Forms

Tuesday singular
Tuesdays plural

Etymology

Tuesday comes from the old English name Tiwesdæg, which means 'Tiw's day'. Tiw (also called Tyr) was a Norse god of war, like the Roman god Mars, so Tuesday is the day named for a warrior god.