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mardi

Tuesday

noun mar-DEE Less Common

Origin: Latin Martis dies 'day of Mars'

Usage Note

Mardi is one of the weekday names derived from Roman planets/gods — Mars here. Like all French days of the week, it is lowercase and masculine. Mardi gras ('Fat Tuesday') is the famous carnival day before Lent, celebrated globally in places like New Orleans.

Examples

"On se voit mardi prochain."

Natural Translation

We'll see each other next Tuesday.

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