avant-hier

See also: avant-hièr

French

Etymology

From avant (“before”) +‎ hier (“yesterday”). See also Italian avantieri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.vɑ̃.t‿jɛʁ/, (Quebec) /a.vɑ̃.jɛʁ/

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• Rhymes: -jɛʁ

Adverb

avant-hier

1. two days ago; the day before yesterday

See also

	-3	-2	-1	today	+1	+2	+3
Adverb		avant-hier	hier	aujourd’hui	demain	après-demain
Noun		avant-veille	veille	aujourd’hui	lendemain	surlendemain

Further reading

• “avant-hier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Paronyms

• Armentières