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dayNamesShort 1.3

Abbreviated names of days-of-week.

Array, default:

['Sun', 'Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed', 'Thu', 'Fri', 'Sat']

Prior to version 1.3, this was possible by setting $.fullCalendar.dayAbbrevs