Wednes"day (?; 48), n. [OE. wednesdai, wodnesdei, AS. i. e., Woden's day (a translation of L. dies Mercurii); fr. the highest god of the Teutonic peoples, but identified with the Roman god Mercury; akin to OS. Wuotan, Icel. D. woensdag Wednesday, Icel. See Day, and cf. Woden, Wood,
The fourth day of the week; the next day after Tuesday.
Ash Wednesday. See in the Vocabulary.
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