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Rāapa

1. (noun) Wednesday.

Hei ngā Rāapa ā mātou hui ā-tari. / Our departmental meetings are on Wednesdays.

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Rātoru

1. (noun) Wednesday.

E rua hāora pea mātau e huihui pēnei ana ia pō, he Rātoru nō te wiki (HP 1991:62). / We met like this each night on a Wednesday for approximately two hours.

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Wenerei

1. (loan) (noun) Wednesday.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 30;)

Engari kei te hokinga mai kotahi te rā e mahue ana, arā peke atu i te Wenerei ki te Paraire, kāore he Tāite kia eke ai ki ngā rā o tēnei taha o te ao (TTT 1/9/1930:2135). / But on the return journey one day was lost, that is we jumped from Wednesday to Friday, there was no Thursday so that it was in line with the date in this part of the world.

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See also Wēneti

Weneti

1. (loan) (noun) Wednesday.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 30;)

I te Weneti te 17 o ngā rā, i te 7.30 o ngā hāora i te ata, ka whakatakotoria te Hapa a te Ariki e te pīhopa (TRA 1/5/1929:981) / On Wednesday the 17th at 7.30 am, the bishop conducted communion.

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Wēneti

1. (loan) (noun) Wednesday.

Ā ko te rā e kīia nei he Wēneti, he rā karakia ki te atua, ki a Wōtiri, koia i kīia ai he Wēneti, ā ko te Tāite, he rā karakia ki te atua o te Hakiana, ki a Tō, koia i kīia ai he Tāite (TW 22/6/1878:314). / The day called Wednesday was a day of worship to the god Woden, thus it is called Wednesday and Thursday was a day of worship to the Saxon god Thor, thus it is called Thursday.

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Rēneti

1. (loan) (personal noun) Lent - the Christian period of fasting and penitence from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday.

Ko te Rātapu tuatoru i mua mai o Rēneti (Ma 1841:3). / The third Sunday before Lent.

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