Wednesday
Pronunciations (14)
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/ˈwɛnz.deɪ/
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- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈwɛnz.di/
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- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈwɛdn̩z.deɪ/
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- Received-Pronunciation
- dated
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/ˈwɛdⁿnz.deɪ/
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- Geordie
- Northumbria
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/ˈwɛdⁿnz.də/
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- Geordie
- Northumbria
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/ˈwɛ(ʔə)nzde/
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- Scotland
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/ˈwɛnz.deɪ/
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- General-American
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/ˈwɛnz.di/
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- General-American
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/ˈwenz.dæe/
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- New-Zealand
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/ˈʋɛ(ɖ).nəz.ɖe(j)/
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- South-Asia
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/ˈʋɛnz.ɖe(j)/
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- South-Asia
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ˈwɛnzdeɪ
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- GB
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ˈwɛnzdeɪ
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- US
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ˈwenzdæe
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- NZ
Noun
The fourth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the third day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Tuesday and precedes Thursday.
- Synonyms
- Broader terms
- Narrower terms
- Ash WednesdayBlack Wednesdaycalendar WednesdayEaster WednesdayGood WednesdayHoly WednesdayRebel WednesdaySheffield WednesdaySpy WednesdayWhite WednesdayWhit Wednesday
- Examples
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More examples (1)
US District Judge James Boasberg ruled Wednesday that “probable cause exists” to hold Trump administration officials in criminal contempt for violating his orders in mid-March halting the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members.
Proper noun
Nickname for Sheffield Wednesday of the Football League.
Usage- UK usage
Adverb
On Wednesday.
Usage- Canada
- US usage
- Informal
- not-comparable
- in UK
Noun
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
- Broader terms
Word forms
Wednesdays