"the night before last" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} the night before last (not comparable)
  1. During the night before last night; two nights ago. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Night, Past Related terms: day before yesterday Translations (during the night before last night): vorgestern Nacht (compare vorgestern Abend) (German), užvakar vakare (english: evening) (Lithuanian), užvakar naktį (english: night) (Lithuanian), پریشب (parišab) (Persian), a' bhòn-raoir (Scottish Gaelic), anteanoche (Spanish), noche de anteayer (Spanish), echnos (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-the_night_before_last-en-adv-FP~ax40S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "sense": "during the night before last night",
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