Prehesternal
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Relating to past time earlier than yesterday. not-comparable
"There are two past tenses, a hodiernal-hesternal tense used to refer to 'today' and 'yesterday', and a prehesternal tense used to refer to 'before yesterday', as in the following examples:"
Example
More examples"There are two past tenses, a hodiernal-hesternal tense used to refer to 'today' and 'yesterday', and a prehesternal tense used to refer to 'before yesterday', as in the following examples:"
Etymology
From pre- + hesternal.
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