thursday Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
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WordNet


Thurs"day noun
Etymology
OE. ursdei, orsday, from the Scand. name Thor + E. day. Icel. orr Thor, the god of thunder, is akin to AS. unor thunder; D. Donderdag Thursday, G. Donnerstag, Icel. orsdagr, Sw. & Dan. Torsdag. *52. See Thor, Thunder, and Day.
Definitions
  1. The fifth day of the week, following Wednesday and preceding Friday.

Webster 1913