"yestermorrow" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: Blend of yesterday + tomorrow Etymology templates: {{blend|en|yesterday|tomorrow}} Blend of yesterday + tomorrow Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} yestermorrow (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete) In the recent past; the other day. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete Categories (topical): Past
    Sense id: en-yestermorrow-en-adv-tOi71K8J Disambiguation of Past: 45 9 46 Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 36 22 41

Noun

Forms: yestermorrows [plural]
Etymology: Blend of yesterday + tomorrow Etymology templates: {{blend|en|yesterday|tomorrow}} Blend of yesterday + tomorrow Head templates: {{en-noun}} yestermorrow (plural yestermorrows)
  1. A day in the sequence of days from past to future, emphasizing the connection between past and future events.
    Sense id: en-yestermorrow-en-noun-kXCxTRJw Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English blends: 36 22 41 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 48 28 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 44 26
  2. A time outside of time; A time that cannot be fit into the normal timeline, possibly due to relativistic effects. Categories (topical): Past
    Sense id: en-yestermorrow-en-noun-hZaXvjaY Disambiguation of Past: 45 9 46 Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 36 22 41

Inflected forms

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