Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the day before

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.64 in modern English

Syllables
the -day be-fore
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

On the preceding day; the day before. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Phrases

the day before yesterday

Frequently Paired Words

the day before yesterday yesterday the next day the day after the following day

Synonyms

the previous day

Questions

What does the day before mean?
On the preceding day; the day before. (This entry is a translation hub.)

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