| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Tuesday |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Tues·day |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  t z d , -d  , tyz- |
| NOUN: | abbr. Tues. or Tue. or Tu or T The third day of the week. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English Tuesdai, from Old English T wesdæg, Tiu's day : Twes, genitive of Tw, Tiu; see Tiu + dæg, day (translation of Latin dis Mrtis, Mars' day). | | OTHER FORMS: | Tuesdays —ADVERB
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