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Wednesday
Wednesday XIII. corr. to OFris. wēnsdei, app. repr. a form with mutation (*wōðinaz) repl. OE. wōdnesdæġ = OFris. wōnsdei, MLG. wōdensdach (Du. woensdag), ON. óðinsdagr ‘day of Odin’, tr. late L. Mercurii diēs ‘day of the planet Mercury’. OE. Wōden = OS. Wōden, OHG. Wuotan, ON. Óaðin is referred to the Gmc. base *wōð- be excited or inspired.
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T. F. HOAD. "Wednesday." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "Wednesday." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-Wednesday.html T. F. HOAD. "Wednesday." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-Wednesday.html |
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Wednesday
Wednes·day / ˈwenzˌdā; -ˌdē/ • n. the day of the week before Thursday and following Tuesday: a report goes before the councilors on Wednesday they finish early on Wednesdays | [as adj.] on a Wednesday morning. • adv. on Wednesday: see you Wednesday. ∎ (Wednesdays) on Wednesdays; each Wednesday: Wednesdays, the jazz DJ hosts a jam session. |
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"Wednesday." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Wednesday." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-wednesday.html "Wednesday." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-wednesday.html |
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Wednesday
Wednesday. From early times Wednesday was, together with Friday, a Christian fast day; it long remained so in Embertide, and still is in the E. Church. It is said to have been chosen as a fast day because it was the day of the week on which Judas Iscariot and the chief priests planned the betrayal of Christ (cf. Mk. 14: 1; 14: 10f.).
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Wednesday." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Wednesday." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Wednesday.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Wednesday." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Wednesday.html |
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Wednesday
Wednesday the day of the week before Thursday and following Tuesday. Recorded from Old English (in the form Wōdnesdæg) it is named after the Germanic god Odin, and is the equivalent of late Latin Mercurii dies.
See also Ash Wednesday, Black Wednesday at black, Spy Wednesday. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Wednesday." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Wednesday." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Wednesday.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Wednesday." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Wednesday.html |
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Wednesday
Wednesday see week . |
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"Wednesday." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Wednesday." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Wednesda.html "Wednesday." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Wednesda.html |
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Wednesday
•Allende, duende
•Wednesday
•heyday, mayday, payday
•bidet • weekday • Halliday • holiday
•Friday • Hobday • washday • Corday
•magna cum laude, summa cum laude
•Daudet, démodé
•noonday • Tuesday
•Domesday, doomsday
•Yaoundé • someday
•Monday, sundae, Sunday
•Muscadet • workaday • faraday
•Saturday • yesterday • workday
•birthday • Thursday
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"Wednesday." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Wednesday." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Wednesday.html "Wednesday." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Wednesday.html |
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