Wednesday

ˈwɛnzdeɪ

Definition

Definition of Wednesday - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

weekdayfourth day of the week after Tuesday

We have a meeting scheduled for Wednesday.

hump day

midweek

weekday

sports

TECH.

nickname for Sheffield Wednesday soccer team

TECH.

Wednesday won the match last night.

alias

moniker

nickname

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Expressions with Wednesday

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on Wednesday

adv.

happening or done on the third day of the week

The meeting is scheduled on Wednesday.

Ash Wednesday

the first day of Lent in Christianity

Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent.

Holy Wednesday

Wednesday before Easter, commemorating the betrayal of Jesus by Judas

Many churches hold special services on Holy Wednesday..

Spy Wednesday

Wednesday before Easter observed by Christians

Many attend church services on Spy Wednesday to prepare for Easter..

Origin of Wednesday

Old English, Wōdnesdæg (Woden's day)

Terms with Wednesday included in their meaning

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Wed.

abbr.

abr: Wednesday

the day between Tuesday and Thursday in a week

Thurs

abbr.

abr: Thursday

fifth day of the week after Wednesday

hump day

weekday

informal term for Wednesday

acr.

acr: Monday and Wednesday

days of the week when something happens

Lententide

Christianity

period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday

pyxis

Christianity

container for ashes on Ash Wednesday

Quinquagesima

calendar

the Sunday before Ash Wednesday

Quinquagesima Sunday

church calendar

the Sunday before Ash Wednesday

Examples of Wednesday in a sentence

She always visits her grandmother on Wednesday.
Wednesday is facing their rivals this weekend.
Fans cheered as Wednesday scored another goal.

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French:mercredi, Wednesday, ...
German:Mittwoch, Wednesday, ...
Italian:mercoledì, Sheffield Wednesday, ...
Spanish:miércoles, Wednesday, ...
Portuguese:quarta-feira, Wednesday, ...
Chinese:星期三, 谢周三, ...
Japanese:水曜日, ウェンズデイ, ...
Arabic:أربعاء, وِينْزْدَاي, ...
Hebrew:רְבִיעִי, וֶנְסְדֵיי, ...
Russian:среда, Шеффилд Уэнсдей, ...
Ukrainian:середа, Шеффілд Венсдей, ...
Hindi:बुधवार, वेडनसडे, ...
Bengali:বুধবার, ওয়েডনেসডে, ...
Catalan:dimecres, Wednesday, ...
Czech:středa, Sheffield Wednesday, ...
Danish:onsdag, Wednesday, ...
Dutch:woensdag, Wednesday, ...
Greek:Τετάρτη, Wednesday, ...
Hungarian:szerda, Sheffield Wednesday, ...
Khmer:ថ្ងៃពុធ, ឈ្មោះហៅកាត់របស់ក្រុមបាល់ទាត់សេហ្វីល វេនសដេ, ...
Korean:수요일, 웬즈데이, ...
Persian:چهارشنبه, ونزدی, ...
Polish:środa, Sheffield Wednesday, ...
Portuguese (BR):quarta-feira, Wednesday, ...
Romanian:miercuri, Wednesday, ...
Swedish:onsdag, Wednesday, ...
Thai:วันพุธ, เวนส์เดย์, ...
Turkish:Çarşamba, Wednesday, ...
Vietnamese:thứ Tư, Wednesday, ...

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