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Russian
Etymology
Univerbation of на кану́не (na kanúnje).
Pronunciation
Adverb
накану́не • (nakanúne)
- the day before
- Coordinate term: вчера́ (včerá, “yesterday”)
- Coordinate term: на сле́дующий день (na slédujuščij denʹ, “the next day, the day after”)
- on the eve of
- накану́не ве́чером ― nakanúne véčerom ― overnight