Wednesday

Summary

Wednesday is a day of the week^[1]. Wednesday has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Wednesday's instance of is recorded as day of the week^[3].
• Mercury is named after Wednesday^[4].
• 4 is named after Wednesday^[5].
• 3 is named after Wednesday^[6].
• middle of is named after Wednesday^[7].
• Water is named after Wednesday^[8].
• Odin is named after Wednesday^[9].
• Wōdan is named after Wednesday^[10].
• Wednesday followed Tuesday^[11].
• Wednesday was followed by Thursday^[12].
• Wednesday is a type of non-holiday^[13].
• Wednesday is a type of day^[14].
• Wednesday is part of week^[15].
• Wednesday's Commons category is recorded as Wednesday^[16].
• Wednesday's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wednesday^[17].
• Wednesday's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[18].
• Wednesday's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Wednesday's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[20].
• Wednesday's series ordinal is recorded as 3^[21].
• Wednesday's series ordinal is recorded as 4^[22].
• Wednesday's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C64964^[23].
• Wednesday's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'tg', 'text': 'чш'}^[24].
• Wednesday's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ср'}^[25].
• Wednesday's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'We'}^[26].
• Wednesday's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mi'}^[27].

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Definition and Type

Wednesday's instance of is recorded as day of the week^[3]. Recorded subclass of include non-holiday^[13] and day^[14].

Origins

Things named after include Mercury^[4], an inferior planet^[28]; 4^[5], a positive integer^[29]; 3^[6], a prime number^[30]; middle of^[7]; Water^[8], an element in Chinese astrology^[31]; and Odin^[9], a Norse deity^[32].

Use and Application

Wednesday is part of week^[15].

Influence

Things named for Wednesday include Środa Śląska^[33], a city^[34], in Poland^[35], founded in 1223^[36]; Wednesday Demonstration^[37], a recurring event^[38], in South Korea^[39]; Wednesday Island^[40], an island^[41]; and Suiyō Seamount^[42], a submarine volcano^[43], in Japan^[44].

Why It Matters

Wednesday has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Wednesday is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for Wednesday include Środa Śląska^[33], a city^[34], in Poland^[35], founded in 1223^[36]; Wednesday Demonstration^[37], a recurring event^[38], in South Korea^[39]; Wednesday Island^[40], an island^[41]; and Suiyō Seamount^[42], a submarine volcano^[43], in Japan^[44].