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{
"term": "Wednesday",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "the day of the week after Tuesday and before Thursday",
"sensetop": "on Wednesdayon Wednesdayson a Wednesday",
"labels": "(informal or North American English)(especially North American English)(British English)(British English)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It's Wednesday today, isn't it?"
},
{
"text": "She started work **last Wednesday**."
},
{
"text": "Are you busy **next Wednesday**?"
},
{
"text": "**Wednesday morning/afternoon/evening**"
},
{
"text": "We'll discuss this at Wednesday's meeting."
},
{
"text": "I work Wednesday to Sunday."
},
{
"text": "I work Wednesdays to Sundays."
},
{
"text": "We'll meet on Wednesday *(= next Wednesday)*.",
"contextForm": "on Wednesday"
},
{
"text": "We met on Wednesday *(= last Wednesday)*."
},
{
"text": "We'll meet Wednesday."
},
{
"text": "The museum is closed on Wednesdays *(= every Wednesday)*.",
"contextForm": "on Wednesdays"
},
{
"text": "The museum is closed Wednesdays."
},
{
"text": "He was born on a Wednesday.",
"contextForm": "on a Wednesday"
},
{
"text": "I always do yoga on a Wednesday *(= every Wednesday)*."
},
{
"text": "I went to Peru on Thursday, and came back the following Wednesday."
},
{
"text": "‘When did the accident happen?’ ‘It was the Wednesday *(= the Wednesday of the week we are talking about)*.’"
},
{
"text": "Come back Wednesday week *(= a week after next Wednesday)*."
}
],
"topics": ["Time"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈwenzdeɪ//ˈwenzdi/",
"audio": "we/Wednesday/wednesday_1_gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈwenzdeɪ//ˈwenzdi/",
"audio": "we/Wednesday/wednesday__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Originally translated from the Latin for ‘day of Mercury’ Mercurii dies and named after the Germanic god Odin."
}