lendemain
French
Etymology
Univerbation of l' (an apocopic form of la, la before a vowel) + endemain, itself a univerbation of en and demain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɑ̃d.mɛ̃/
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Noun
lendemain m (plural lendemains)
- the day after, the next day, the morrow
- Antonym: veille (“day before”)
- J'ai un examen le lendemain de mon mariage
- I have an exam the day after my wedding
Derived terms
- du jour au lendemain
- lendemain de veille
- liaison sans lendemain
- pilule du lendemain
- sans lendemain
- surlendemain
Related terms
- demain
Further reading
- “lendemain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.