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  Monday

  Monday (pronounced /ˈmʌndeɪ, ˈmʌndi/ ( listen)) is the day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. The English noun Monday derived sometime before 1200 from monedæi, which itself developed from Old English (around 1000) mōnandæg and mōndæg (literally meaning "moon's day"), which is cognate to other...
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  Tuesday

  Tuesday (pronounced /ˈt(j)uːzdeɪ, ˈt(j)uːzdɪ/ ( listen)) is the day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. According to international standard ISO 8601, it is the second day of the week. It was named after the Old English god Tiw. The name Tuesday derives from the Old English "Tiwesdæg" and...
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  Thursday

  Thursday (pronounced /ˈθɜrzdeɪ/ or /ˈθɜrzdi/  ( listen)) is the fourth day of the week according to the ISO 8601 international standard adopted in most western countries. In countries that adopt the Sunday-first convention and in the Judeo-Christian calendar it is the fifth day of the week. It...
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  Sunday

  Sunday (pronounced /ˈsʌndi/ or /ˈsʌndeɪ/  ( listen)) is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law, Sunday is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week. In most Christian traditions it is considered the "Christian Sabbath", which is a change from seventh-day Sabbath or...
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  Friday

  Friday (pronounced /ˈfraɪdeɪ, ˈfraɪdi/ ( listen)) is the day of the week falling between Thursday and Saturday. It is the sixth day in countries that adopt a Sunday-first convention. In ISO 8601, in work-based customs, and in countries adopting Monday-first conventions, it is the fifth day of the...
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  Saturday

  Saturday (pronounced /ˈsætərdeɪ/ in the United States or /ˈsætədɪ/  ( listen) in England ) is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. Saturday is considered either the sixth or seventh day of the week. It was named no later than the second century for the planet (Saturn), which controlled...