Overmorrow
noun /OH-ver-mor-oh/ — The day after tomorrow — a word English used to have and should still.
Definition
The day after tomorrow. English once had a word for this. It fell out of use in the 16th century for no good reason. Overmorrow: the day after tomorrow, finally returned.
Beyond the definition
Overmorrow is one of those lost words that makes you feel the gaps in language — the specific spots where precision was available and then abandoned. German kept übermorgen. English let overmorrow go. But the concept is unchanged. There remains a day after tomorrow, and it still has no common English name. Overmorrow would like to be reconsidered.
Origin & history
Old English ofermorgen — from ofer (over, beyond) + morgen (morning, tomorrow). Common until the 16th century, when it fell out of use in favour of the phrase 'the day after tomorrow.'
Example sentences
Illustrative sentences for learning, not verified community posts or sourced quotations.
I'll see you overmorrow — the day after tomorrow. We used to have a word for this.
Overmorrow it will be different. Today and tomorrow are still too close.
The English language gave up overmorrow without ceremony. It deserves to come back.
Synonyms
the day after tomorrow
Antonyms
yesterday, today
Related words
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Fictional scene
Potential of Shifting Colors
An artist's palette holds swirling, thick pigments that blend into new, subtle shades as the brush moves to create potential future images.
Overmorrow denotes the day after tomorrow. The shifting colors on the palette represent the unfolding nature of time, looking forward toward a future point that is currently being shaped and remains filled with potential, much like the upcoming day.
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