Tuesday

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Middle English Tewesday, from Old English Tīwesdæg (a rendering of Latin dies Martis) from Tīw, the Germanic counterpart of the Roman god Mars, from Proto-Germanic *Tiwaz, god of the sky, from Proto-Indo-European base *dyeu-, to shine, + Old English dæg day

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Singular
Tuesday

Plural
Tuesdays

Tuesday (plural Tuesdays)

  1. The third day of the week in the USA, and the second day of the week in countries that use the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Monday and precedes Wednesday.

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Tuesday (not comparable)

Positive
Tuesday

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

  1. on Tuesday

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