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nudiustertian

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /n(j)ʊdi.əsˈtɜʃɪən/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /nudiəsˈtɜɹʃən/

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the day before yesterday; very recent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, obsolete, rare

Qualifier: modern uses probably humorous

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin nū̆diū̆stertiānus (“taking place the day before yesterday”), from nudius tertius. Coined by Nathaniel Ward (1578–1652) in The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America (1647).

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 前天 (qiántiān) — of or relating to the day before yesterday
  • Czech: předvčerejší — of or relating to the day before yesterday
  • Danish: i forgårs — of or relating to the day before yesterday
  • Dutch: eergisteren — of or relating to the day before yesterday
  • Esperanto: antaŭhieraŭa — of or relating to the day before yesterday
  • Finnish: toissapäiväinen — of or relating to the day before yesterday
  • French: avant-hier — of or relating to the day before yesterday
  • German: vorgestrig — of or relating to the day before yesterday
  • Hebrew: שלשום (shilshóm) — of or relating to the day before yesterday
  • Hungarian: tegnapelőtti — of or relating to the day before yesterday
  • Icelandic: í fyrradag — of or relating to the day before yesterday
  • Italian: l'altro ieri/ieri l'altro — of or relating to the day before yesterday
  • Latin: nudiustertianus — of or relating to the day before yesterday
  • Polish: przedwczorajszy — of or relating to the day before yesterday
  • Portuguese: de anteontem — of or relating to the day before yesterday
  • Romanian: alaltăieri — of or relating to the day before yesterday
  • Russian: позавчера́шний (pozavčerášnij) — of or relating to the day before yesterday
  • Serbo-Croatian: prekjuče — of or relating to the day before yesterday
  • Serbo-Croatian: nakjuče — of or relating to the day before yesterday
  • Spanish: anteayer — of or relating to the day before yesterday
  • Swedish: i förrgår — of or relating to the day before yesterday
  • Vietnamese: ngày hôm kia — of or relating to the day before yesterday