ˈwenzdē, -di also -(ˌ)dā noun
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Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Middle English wodnesday, wednesday, from Old English wōdnesdæg; akin to Old Frisian wēnsdei Wednesday, Old Norse ōthinsdagr; all from a prehistoric West Germanic-North Germanic compound formed from components represented by Old English Wōden, the chief god of the Germanic peoples, identified with the Roman Mercury, and Old English dæg day; translation of Latin Mercurii dies, literally, day of Mercury (the Roman god of commerce and the planet Mercury) — more at day
: the fourth day of the week : the day following Tuesday