lendemain

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French

Etymology

Univerbation of l’ (an apocopic form of la, la before a vowel) + endemain, itself a univerbation of en and demain. Compare Italian l'indomani.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɑ̃.d(ə).mɛ̃/
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Noun

lendemain m (plural lendemains)

  1. the day after, the next day, the morrow
    Antonym: veille (“day before”)
    J’ai un examen le lendemain de mon mariage
    I have an exam the day after my wedding

Coordinate terms

Dates relative to today in French (layout · text)
–3 –2 –1 0 +1 +2 +3
direct speech three days ago two days ago yesterday today tomorrow in two days in three days
avant-avant-hier avant-hier hier aujourd’hui demain après-demain après-après-demain
reported speech three days before, three days earlier two days before, two days earlier the day before on that day the next day two days later three days later
trois jours plus tôt l’avant-veille la veille ce jour-là le lendemain le surlendemain trois jours plus tard

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