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mercredi

Wednesday

noun mehr-KREE-dee Less Common

Usage Note

Mercredi comes from the Latin Mercurii dies ('day of Mercury'). In France, Wednesday has traditionally been a school-free afternoon for children, though this varies by region and era. Like all days of the week in French, mercredi is masculine and not capitalised.

Examples

"On se voit mercredi prochain."

Natural Translation

We'll see each other next Wednesday.

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