Yestermorrow

adv, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A day in the sequence of days from past to future, emphasizing the connection between past and future events.

    "If we fail to take into consideration the works of these interpreters of “yestermorrow,” we will be failing to monitor the pulse of contemporary thought and feeling."

  2. 2
    A time outside of time; A time that cannot be fit into the normal timeline, possibly due to relativistic effects.

    "Conceived in that journey, I was born in space. A child so birthed in desolations, homeless between yestermorrow and noon's midnight must have a proper name."

Adverb
  1. 1
    In the recent past; the other day. not-comparable, obsolete

    "“Father,” she faltered, in a low, shyvoice, “I heard you preach here yestermorrow.”"

Example

More examples

"If we fail to take into consideration the works of these interpreters of “yestermorrow,” we will be failing to monitor the pulse of contemporary thought and feeling."

Etymology

Blend of yesterday + tomorrow.

Related phrases

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