Tuesday

[tooz-dey, -dee, tyooz-]

noun

the third day of the week, following Monday.

Origin of Tuesday

before 1050; Middle English tewesday, Old English tīwesdæg (cognate with Old High German zīestac, Old Norse tȳsdagr), orig. phrase Tīwes daeg Tiu's day, translating Latin diēs Mārtis day of Mars. See Tiu, 's¹, day

Pronunciation note

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Examples from the Web for tuesday

Contemporary Examples of tuesday

Reached Tuesday, a Sitrick Co. rep confirmed they parted ways with Epstein in April 2011.
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M.L. Nestel
January 8, 2015
This reporter knocked at the Wilkins home on Tuesday morning but received neither an answer nor the business end of a shotgun.
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James Higdon
January 7, 2015
On Tuesday, President Obama will meet with Enrique Peña Nieto, the President of Mexico.
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January 6, 2015
So far, just four members, including Gohmert and Yoho, have announced they will oppose Boehner on Tuesday.
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January 4, 2015
But this year, instead of simply voting against Boehner on Tuesday, at least two members of the group are vying to replace him.
The YOLO Caucus' New Cry for Attention
Ben Jacobs
January 4, 2015

Historical Examples of tuesday

During Tuesday the body was viewed by the tenants on the estate, the neighbors and friends.
The Grand Old Man
Richard B. Cook
The burial took place at Mount Auburn on the ensuing Tuesday.
Biographical Sketches
Nathaniel Hawthorne
This preparatory work occupied the whole of Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
The Field of Ice
Jules Verne
I want you to hold that canoe for me against all comers for Tuesday.
One Day's Courtship
Robert Barr
The next boat south gets in next week, Tuesday or Wednesday.
The Forest
Stewart Edward White

British Dictionary definitions for tuesday

Tuesday

noun

the third day of the week; second day of the working week

Word Origin for Tuesday

Old English tīwesdæg, literally: day of Tiw, representing Latin diēs Martis day of Mars; compare Old Norse tӯsdagr, Old High German zīostag; see Tiu, day

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Word Origin and History for tuesday

Tuesday

Old English Tiwesdæg, from Tiwes, genitive of Tiw "Tiu," from Proto-Germanic *Tiwaz "god of the sky," differentiated specifically as Tiu, ancient Germanic god of war, from PIE root *dyeu- "to shine" (see diurnal). Cf. Old Norse tysdagr, Swedish tisdag, Old High German ziestag.

The day name (second element dæg, see day) is a translation of Latin dies Martis (cf. Italian martedi, French Mardi) "Day of Mars," from the Roman god of war, who was identified with Germanic Tiw (though etymologically Tiw is related to Zeus), itself a loan-translation of Greek Areos hemera. In cognate German Dienstag and Dutch Dinsdag, the first element would appear to be Germanic ding, þing "public assembly," but it is now thought to be from Thinxus, one of the names of the war-god in Latin inscriptions.