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WednesdayWednesday Wednesday Day of the week For other uses, see Wednesday (disambiguation). Wednesday is the day of the week in between Tuesday and Thursday. According to international standard ISO 8601, it is the third day of the week. In countries that adopt the traditional "Sunday first" convention, it is the fourth day of the week. The Norse god Odin or Wōden, in an 18th century Icelandic manuscript, after whom Wednesday is named In English, the name is derived from Old English Wōdnesdæg and Middle English Wednesdei, 'day of Woden', reflecting the religion practised by the Anglo-Saxons, the English equivalent to the Norse god Odin. In many Romance languages, such as the French mercredi, Spanish miércoles or Italian mercoledì, the day's… (Source: Wikipedia)
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