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Thursday

Thurs·day

Thursday

 
pronunciation:
thuhrz deI
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part of speech: noun
definition: the fifth day of the week, occurring between Wednesday and Friday.
Word History
Thursday comes from an early Scandinavian word that means "Thor's day." Thor was the Scandinavian name for the god of thunder.