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		rvba on May 9, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ancient Greek terms worth reviving English could get something shorter than "the day after tomorrow". Dictionaries show that "overmorrow" exists, but it isnt used much. Also it sounds confusing ("over... morrow"). https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%201-d&geo=...

hansoolo on May 9, 2023 | [–]

Well, it is used in German as "übermorgen". I didn't know that it exists in English, too.

stavros on May 9, 2023 | [–]

Greek has "postmorrow".

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