HOW TO PRONOUNCE
wednesday
/ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ/
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Say WENZ-day or WENZ-dee.
Use two syllables, stressing WENZ. The first written d is silent.
2 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The meeting is on Wednesday.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does wednesday mean?
noun
- The fourth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the third day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Tuesday and precedes Thursday.
adverb
- (informal) On Wednesday.
proper noun
- Nickname for Sheffield Wednesday of the Football League.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ/
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They were bedridden all of Wednesday and Thursday, and seemed to grow more and more tired and worn, all the time.
"I knew you'd been too sick to go out and buy one. I see the President's going to sail on Wednesday."
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It was on the Tuesday or Wednesday after, if I recollect right, that I saw another, and a still more awful sight.
“Now, father, you did praise him last Wednesday. You said he had an uncommon notion of stock, and a good eye for things.”
After the occurrence of Wednesday, he could not refuse, though the Phillips were about as uninteresting as vanity and ignorance could make them.