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Wed is a derived term of wednesday.

wed

English

Verb

  • To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.
    • The priest wed the couple.
  • * Milton
    • And Adam, wedded to another Eve, / Shall live with her.
  • To take as one's spouse.
    • She wed her first love.
  • To take a spouse.
  • (figuratively) To join (more or less permanently)
  • * Shakespeare
    • Thou art wedded to calamity.
  • * Tillotson
    • Men are wedded to their lusts.
  • * 2008 , Bradley Simpson, Economists with Guns , page 72:
  • (figurative) To take to oneself and support; to espouse.
  • * Clarendon
    • They positively and concernedly wedded his cause.

    Synonyms

    * marry

    Anagrams

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    wednesday

    English

    Noun

    (Week-day names) (en noun)
  • The fourth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the third day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Tuesday and precedes Thursday.

    • Synonyms

    * Humpday (slang)

    Derived terms

    * Ash Wednesday * Black Wednesday * calendar Wednesday * Good Wednesday * Holy Wednesday * * Spy Wednesday * Wed, , Weds * Wednesday crucifixion theory * Wednesdays * * White Wednesday * Whit Wednesday

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (UK, football) nickname of of the Football League.

    • Adverb

    (-)
  • on Wednesday

    • See also

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