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Language: Old English
Origin: tiwesdæg, from Tiw god of war + dæg 'day'

Tuesday

 noun
     
Related topics: Chronology
Tues‧day [uncountable and countable] written abbreviation Tues. or Tue.
TMC the day between Monday and Wednesday
on Tuesday
The sale starts on Tuesday.
I'll see you Tuesday. American English
Tuesday morning/afternoon etc
He first heard the news on Tuesday evening.
last Tuesday
It was my birthday last Tuesday.
this Tuesday
I'm sorry I can't make it this Tuesday.
next Tuesday (=Tuesday of next week)
Shall we meet next Tuesday?
a Tuesday (=one of the Tuesdays in the year)
We left Miami on a Tuesday.
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