Thurs|day

Thurs|day
Thurs|day «THURZ dee, -day», noun.
the fifth day of the week, following Wednesday: »

In the United States, Thanksgiving Day is always the fourth Thursday in November.

Abbr: Thurs., Thur., Thu.
[Old English Thuresdæg, Thurresdæg, perhaps variation of Thunresdæg (< Thunor god of thunder + dæg day), translation of Late Latin diēs Jovis day of Jupiter, or Jove]

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  • Thursday — Thurs|day [ θɜrz,deı ] noun count or uncount *** the day after Wednesday and before Friday: I had lunch with Joe on Thursday. She usually works at home on a Thursday. We often go swimming Thursdays (=every Thursday). I m afraid the dentist doesn… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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