Thursday

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈθɜːzdeɪ/, /ˈθɜːzdɪ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈθɝzdeɪ, -di/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(thûrzdā, -dē)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
Thurs•day /ˈθɜrzdeɪ, -di/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. the fifth day of the week, following Wednesday: [proper noun]I'll meet you on Thursday.[countable]Thursdays we have sales meetings.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Thurs•day  (thûrzdā, -dē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. 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

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Thursday / ˈθɜːzdɪ -deɪ/
  1. the day after Wednesday and before Friday; fourth day of the working week
Etymology: Old English Thursdæg, literally: Thor's day; related to Old High German Donares tag; see Thor, thunder, day
'Thursday' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: every Thursday in [summer, March], Thursday [evening, afternoon, morning, lunchtime], my (usual) Thursday routine, more...

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