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French
Etymology
From sur- + lendemain.
Pronunciation
Noun
surlendemain m (plural surlendemains)
- Two days later: the day after the next day
- Relative to a day implied by the context.
Ne remets jamais à demain ce que tu peux faire le surlendemain.- Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.
- Relative to a day indicated explicitly, introduced with de.
Il n’arriva qu’au surlendemain de l’enterrement.- He didn't arrive until two days after the funeral.
Usage notes
- The noun surlendemain is nearly always introduced by the definite article le; but usage with the indefinite article un is attested as well, giving the meaning “a day two days later”.
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