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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("Thursday" is a kind of...):
weekday (any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday))
Context examples:
My aunt Phillips came to Longbourn on Tuesday, after my father went away; and was so good as to stay till Thursday with me.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
It is true that I had a country walk on Thursday and came home in a dreadful mess, but as I have changed my clothes I can’t imagine how you deduce it.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Sleep is essential for both cognition and maintenance of healthy brain function, and slow waves in neural activity contribute to memory consolidation, a study published Thursday in the peer-reviewed journal Science concluded.
(Deep Sleep May Play Role in Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
One day last week—on Thursday night, to be more exact—I found that I could not sleep, having foolishly taken a cup of strong café noir after my dinner.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
An international team of researchers announced on Thursday they have found the tail of a juvenile dinosaur preserved in amber — with its feathers still attached.
(Scientists find dinosaur feathers preserved in amber, Wikinews)
She entered the rooms on Thursday evening with feelings very different from what had attended her thither the Monday before.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
A 5.3-magnitude quake was recorded at 4:53 a.m Thursday morning (2053 Wednesday night, UTC) in Manay, Davao Oriental.
(Aftershocks increase death toll of magnitude 6.3 earthquake in southern Philippines, Wikinews)
From the Monday to the Thursday I doubt whether it was ever possible from our windows in Baker Street to see the loom of the opposite houses.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
But he says that he will be here next week, and this is Thursday, and the best curtains unhung, and no lavender in the sheets!
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The sprawling patch of detritus, known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, contains nearly 80,000 tons of plastic, a study released Thursday found.
(Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch Growing Rapidly, Study Finds, VOA)
