Definitions for Thursday
ˈθɜrz deɪ, -diThurs·day

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Thursday, Th(noun)

   the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Thursday(Noun)

   The fifth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fourth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Wednesday and precedes Friday.

2. Thursday(Adverb)

   on Thursday

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Thursday(noun)

   the fifth day of the week, following Wednesday and preceding Friday

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Thursday

   Thursday is the fourth or fifth day of the week. According to the ISO 8601 international standard adopted in most western countries, it is the fourth day of the week. In countries that use the Sunday-first convention, Thursday is defined as the fifth day of the week. It is the fifth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian calendar as well, and was defined so in the ancient Mesopotamian and biblical calendars. It falls between Wednesday and Friday. The name is derived from Old English Þūnresdæg and Middle English Thuresday, which means "Thor's day".

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1. Thursday

   thurz′dā, n. the fifth day of the week, so called because originally sacred to Thor, the old Teutonic god of thunder. [A.S. thunres dæg—thunres, gen. of thunor, thunder, dæg, day; Ice. Thórsdag-r, Thor's day, Ger. Donnerstag.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Thursday

   fifth day of the week, dedicated to Thor (q. v.).

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Etymology and Origins(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Thursday

   The day of Thor, the God of Thunder, in the Scandinavian mythology.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Thursday' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3369

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Thursday' in Written Corpus Frequency: #894

How to pronounce Thursday?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Thursday in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Thursday in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Thursday in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Thursday in a Sentence

1. Koji Sunomori:

   I found Kenta Thursday, finally.

2. John Thurman:

   They come every Thursday at noon.

3. Anthony Scaramucci:

   I had lunch with Gen. Kelly on Thursday.

4. Kevin Smith:

   All leadership elections remain on Thursday.

5. Ang Tshering Sherpa:

   Climbers will then start making summit attempts from Thursday.

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