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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Wednes·day n.  The fourth day of the week; the next day after Tuesday.
 Ash Wednesday. See in the Vocabulary.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ash Wednes·day The first day of Lent; -- so called from a custom in the Roman Catholic church of putting ashes, on that day, upon the foreheads of penitents.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Ash Wednesday
      n : the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the
          day following Mardi Gras (`fat Tuesday'); a day of
          fasting and repentance