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Definition of Thursday noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

Thursday

noun

NAmE//ˈθərzdeɪ//

, NAmE//ˈθərzdi//

[countable, uncountable] (abbreviation Thur., Thurs.)

the day of the week after Wednesday and before Friday From the Old English for “day of thunder,” translated from Latin Jovis dies “Jupiter's day.” Jupiter was the god associated with thunder. To see how Thursday is used, look at the examples at Monday.

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