ereyesterday

English

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Etymology

From ere (“before”) +‎ yesterday. Compare French avant-hier, Dutch eergisteren, German vorgestern, Polish przedwczoraj, Swedish förrgår or Danish forgårs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛə(ɹ)ˈjɛstə(ɹ)deɪ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
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  • Rhymes: -eɪ

Adverb

ereyesterday (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) On the day before yesterday.
    Antonym: (archaic) overmorrow
    • 1535 October 14 (Gregorian calendar), Myles Coverdale, transl., Biblia: The Byble, […] (Coverdale Bible), [Cologne or Marburg]: [Eucharius Cervicornus and Johannes Soter?], →OCLC, Genesis xxxj:[2], folio xiiij, recto, column 1:
      And Iacob behelde Labans countenaunce, ⁊ beholde, it was not towarde him as yeſterdaye and yeryeſterdaye.

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Noun

ereyesterday (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The day before yesterday.
    Antonym: (archaic) overmorrow

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