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thursday
CIDE DICTIONARY
thursday, n. [OE. , , from the Scand. name Thor + E. day. Icel. Thor, the god of thunder, is akin to AS. thunder; D. Donderdag Thursday, G. Donnerstag, Icel. , Sw. & Dan. Torsdag. √52. See Thor, Thunder, and Day.].
The fifth day of the week, following Wednesday and preceding Friday. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
thursday, n. & adv.
--n. the fifth day of the week, following Wednesday.
--adv. colloq.
1 on Thursday.
2 (Thursdays) on Thursdays; each Thursday.
--n. the fifth day of the week, following Wednesday.
--adv. colloq.
1 on Thursday.
2 (Thursdays) on Thursdays; each Thursday.
Etymology
OE thunresd{aelig}g, thur(e)sd{aelig}g, day of thunder, representing LL Jovis dies day of Jupiter
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