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Days of the week

Fri.

abbreviation

Friday

Friday

noun

the day after Thursday and before Saturday

M.

abbreviation

Monday

Mon.

abbreviation

Monday

Monday

noun

the day after Sunday and before Tuesday

Sat.

abbreviation

Saturday

Saturday

noun

the day after Friday and before Sunday

Sun.

abbreviation

Sunday

Sunday

noun

the day after Saturday and before Monday, usually considered to be the first day of the week in the U.S. and the last day of the week in the U.K.. In Western countries, most people do not work on Sunday

Thurs.

abbreviation

Thursday

Thursday

noun

the day after Wednesday and before Friday

Tues.

abbreviation

Tuesday

Tuesday

noun

the day after Monday and before Wednesday

Wed.

abbreviation

Wednesday

Wednesday

noun

the day after Tuesday and before Thursday

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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picture messaging

the sending of images and photographs from one mobile phone to another

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never event

an event that should never occur in a healthcare setting …

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