What does tuesday mean?

Definitions for tuesday
ˈtuz deɪ, -di, ˈtyuz-tues·day

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Tuesday, Tuesnoun

    the third day of the week; the second working day

Wiktionary

  1. Tuesdaynoun

    The third day of the week in many religious traditions, and the second day of the week in systems that use the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Monday and precedes Wednesday.

  2. Tuesdayadverb

    on Tuesday

  3. Etymology: From Tewesday, from Tiwesdæg, from Tīwas dagaz (a rendering of dies Martis (see), itself a translation of (see)), equivalent to Tīwaz (compare Tyr, Ziu), from dyewós + dagaz. Cognate with Tysday, tiisdei, dialectal Ziestag, tirsdag, tisdag. More at Zeus, day.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Tuesdaynoun

    The third day of the week.

    Etymology: tuesdag , Saxon; tuv , Saxon, is Mars.

Wikipedia

  1. Tuesday

    Tuesday is a song recorded by Dutch-Turkish DJ / producer Burak Yeter and American singer-songwriter Danelle Sandoval. The song is a cover of "Tuesday" by ILoveMakonnen ft. Drake which was originally recorded by Danelle Sandoval and then later remixed by Burak Yeter. The song was released as a digital download in the UK on 12 August 2016 through Warner Music Group.

ChatGPT

  1. tuesday

    Tuesday is the day of the week following Monday and preceding Wednesday. In cultures that use a seven-day week, it is typically considered the third day. The name is derived from Old English and means "Tyr's day," a reference to the Norse god of law and heroic glory.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tuesdaynoun

    the third day of the week, following Monday and preceding Wednesday

Wikidata

  1. Tuesday

    Tuesday is a day of the week occurring after Monday and before Wednesday. According to some commonly used calendars, it is the third day of the week, but according to international standard ISO 8601, it is the second day of the week. The English name is derived from Old English Tiwesdæg and Middle English Tewesday, meaning "Tīw's Day", the day of Tiw or Týr, the god of single combat, victory and heroic glory in Norse mythology. Tiw was equated with Mars in the interpretatio romana, and the name of the day is a translation of Latin dies Martis.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Tuesday

    tūz′dā, n. the third day of the week. [A.S. Tíwes dæg, the day of Tíw (the god of war)=Ger. die(n)s-tag; cf. L. dies Martis. Tíw (Ice. Týr, Old High Ger. Zío) is cog. with Gr. Zeus, Dios, and L. Ju-piter, Jovis.]

Editors Contribution

  1. tuesday

    A day of the week.

    Tuesday is a great day of the week.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

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Etymology and Origins

  1. Tuesday

    In the Scandinavian mythology the day set apart for the worship of Tiw, the God of War.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'tuesday' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3478

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'tuesday' in Written Corpus Frequency: #939

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tuesday in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tuesday in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of tuesday in a Sentence

  1. Attorney General Hunter:

    Nearly all Oklahomans have been negatively impacted by this deadly crisis and we look forward to Tuesday, where we will prove our case against Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries.

  2. Administrative Reforms Minister George Katrougalos:

    While the programme is active until Tuesday, they aren't providing the necessary liquidity for Greek banks just to blackmail and to terrorize us, if we vote a yes, they will demolish pensions, you will have to pay for medicare in public hospitals. When your kids can't go to school you will say' thanks' and they will say' you asked for it'.

  3. President Trump:

    Tomorrow voters in states all across the nation will head to the polls for Super Tuesday. Not Super Thursday. Oh, he said, Super Thursday. You cant do these things, hes constantly naming the wrong state. Its great to be in the state of Ohio. No, no, no. Im sorry. Youre in North Carolina.

  4. Vice President Yemi Osibanjo:

    A lot of the ministries are already working. By Tuesday, we will be sending the guidelines to the ministries.

  5. Anderson Alves:

    Asian shares traded sideways on Tuesday following a mixed handover from Wall Street, tuesday’s session is the last trading day of the month and some volatility is to be expected as traders hunt for liquidity while trying to get better prices for the monthly settlement, especially on the FX and rates space.

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