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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Wednesday | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for Wednesday | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Wednesday \Wednes"day\ (?; 48), n. [OE. wednesdai, wodnesdei, AS. W[omac]dnes d[91]g, i. e., Woden's day (a translation of L. dies Mercurii); fr. W[omac]den the highest god of the Teutonic peoples, but identified with the Roman god Mercury; akin to OS. W[omac]dan, OHG. Wuotan, Icel. O[edh]inn, D. woensdag Wednesday, Icel. [omac][edh]insdagr, Dan. & Sw. onsdag. See {Day}, and cf. {Woden}, {Wood}, a.] The fourth day of the week; the next day after Tuesday. {Ash Wednesday}. See in the Vocabulary. | |
