the day after Wednesday and before Friday; fourth day of the working week
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Thurs•day /ˈθɜrzdeɪ, -di/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- the fifth day of the week, following Wednesday: [proper noun]I'll meet you on Thursday.[countable]Thursdays we have sales meetings.
Thurs•day
(thûrz′dā, -dē),USA pronunciation n.
- the fifth day of the week, following Wednesday. Abbr.: Th., Thur., Thurs.
- Old Danish Thūrsdagr literally, Thor's day; replacing Old English Thunres dæg; cognate with Dutch donderdag, German Donnerstag (all representing Gmc translation of Late Latin diēs Jovis). See Thor, thunder, day
- bef. 950; Middle English; Old English Thursdæg
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- Holy Thursday
- Maundy Thursday
- Maundy money
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- RSVP
- Tenebrae
- Th
- Thanksgiving Day
- Thur.
- Thurs.
- Thursday Island
- Thursdays
- Wednesday
- abba
- altar of repose
- be
- day name
- last
- likely
- maundy
- on
- pops
- rest
- second
- thunder