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anteayer

the day before yesterday

adverb ahn-teh-ah-YEHR Rare

Usage Note

Anteayer is a single adverb formed from ante (before) + ayer (yesterday), equivalent to 'the day before yesterday'. It is not separable and has no written accent. In much of Latin America the variant antier is common for the same meaning.

Examples

"Llegaron anteayer por la noche."

Natural Translation

They arrived the night before last.

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