Wednesday
- proper noun
- /ˈwɛnzdeɪ/
- I have a meeting scheduled for Wednesday at 10 AM.
- Wednesday afternoon
- Wednesday evening
- Wednesday morning
But I will tell you on Wednesday, no.
- But I will tell you on Wednesday, no.
- The Masked Singer airs Wednesday nights on Fox.
- And then the last lecture Wednesday, two weeks from now is Tomo Hiratachi.
- It's like a cute and they got us in there Wednesday morning, tomorrow morning.
- And PewDiePie on Wednesdays really calling in.
- So that night after Sunday night, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, I stayed in my room.
- Whatever week it is, today is Wednesday.
Examples
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Do you think that on Wednesday it will be any easier for him to go?
Fiction book (1992) -
At the awards ceremony, which starts at 6 PM on Wednesday, five individuals will be honored.
Academic text (1993) -
We'll be right there next Wednesday night, next Wednesday night.
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See you for dinner on Wednesday.
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There will not be a tour Wednesday to allow for scheduling of programs.
Academic text (1995) -
He wants to start on Wednesday.
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The woman filed the lawsuit in federal court in Denver on Wednesday against head coach Mike MacIntyre.
Academic text (2017) -
Imagine that you've just received this email: "Next Wednesday's staff meeting has been moved forward two days."
Academic text (2011) -
His talk, "Human Mimicry of Bird Sound," will be held on Wednesday, October 25, at 7:30 P.M.
Academic text (1995) -
She always visits her grandmother on Wednesday afternoons.
Compounds
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Morphology
Etymology
Wednesday comes from the Old English god Woden, who is the same figure called Odin in Norse tales. It originally meant 'Woden's day', so English kept the god's name for this day instead of calling it the 'middle' of the week.