Kilo Lingo

wednesday

/ˈwɛnz.deɪ/

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Translation

The third day of the working week, after Tuesday and before Thursday.

Word origin

From Old English Wodnesdaeg, meaning the day of Woden, an old god.

Origin
Old English
Root
Wodnesdaeg

Grammar

Gender
Pluralwednesdays

Examples

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"Wednesday" names the day we meet.

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Here "Wednesday" names the day the shop is shut.

birthday.

Here "Wednesday" points to a day in the coming week.

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This word is part of lesson 15.