Tuesdays

[ tooz-deyz, -deez, tyooz- ]

/ ˈtuz deɪz, -diz, ˈtyuz- /

adverb

every Tuesday; on Tuesdays: Tuesdays I work at home.

Origin of Tuesdays

Tuesday + -s¹

Definition for tuesdays (2 of 2)

Tuesday

[ tooz-dey, -dee, tyooz- ]

/ ˈtuz deɪ, -di, ˈtyuz- /

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 for Tuesday

See new.

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Examples from the Web for tuesdays

I believe Tuesdays are the days he signs off on the people on the list.
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An example of a law that would flunk the rational basis test is one that prohibits people born on Tuesdays from driving.
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On Tuesdays and Thursdays, people line up to take hot showers.
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After school, she heads to an enrichment program: architecture on Mondays, rocketry on Tuesdays, and sculpture on Wednesdays.
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Why not announce that on Tuesdays you are at home to clever people and friends only?
The Dominant Strain|Anna Chapin Ray
The lectures are delivered daily at two oclock, excepting Tuesdays and Fridays, when they are at eight in the evening.
The Royal Institution|Bence Jones
I gave my course at the Conservatoire twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays at half past one.
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On Tuesdays the keeper orders out the surfboat and drills the crew in riding breakers and landing through heavy surf.
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The programme of the meeting each week appears in that other great British institution, the Times, on Tuesdays.
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British Dictionary definitions for tuesdays

Tuesday

/ (ˈtjuːzdɪ, -deɪ) /

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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