Wednes|day

Wednes|day
Wednes|day «WEHNZ dee, -day», noun.
the fourth day of the calendar week, between Tuesday and Thursday. Abbr: Wed., W.
[Old English Wōdnesdæg Woden's day < Wōden Woden; translation of Late Latin Mercuriī diēs day of Mercury]

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  • Ash Wednesday — Wednesday Wednes day (?; 48), n. [OE. wednesdai, wodnesdei, AS. W[=o]dnes d[ae]g, i. e., Woden s day (a translation of L. dies Mercurii); fr. W[=o]den the highest god of the Teutonic peoples, but identified with the Roman god Mercury; akin to OS …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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