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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPrevious Day
/ˈpriːviəs deɪ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The day that comes immediately before the current day.
"Yesterday was the previous day, and I completed my project." - 2
In a sequence of days, the day that precedes another.
"The previous day was filled with rain, unlike today."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'previous' originates from the Latin 'praevius', meaning 'going before', combined with 'day', which comes from the Old English 'dæg', referring to a period of 24 hours. The phrase has evolved to denote the day immediately before the current one.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Previous Day" is said worldwide
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jour précédent
Transliteration: zhoor pré-sé-dant
"Hier était le jour précédent."
vorheriger Tag
Transliteration: for-hee-ri-ger tahg
"Gestern war der vorherige Tag."
giorno precedente
Transliteration: jor-no pre-che-den-te
"Ieri era il giorno precedente."
día anterior
Transliteration: dee-ah an-te-ree-or
"Ayer fue el día anterior."
dia anterior
Transliteration: dee-ah an-te-ree-or
"Ontem foi o dia anterior."
पिछला दिन
Transliteration: pichhla din
"कल पिछला दिन था।"
前一天
Transliteration: qián yī tiān
"昨天是前一天。"
이전 날
Transliteration: ijon nal
"어제는 이전 날이었다."
前の日
Transliteration: mae no hi
"昨日は前の日でした。"
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