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Word for, "next after next?"

I am involved with a special linguistic protocol that does not allow the use of any kind of time, or dates. I can, however, use the word, "next." In other words, I cannot say, "Christmas of year 2005," but I CAN say, "next Christmas." Another example: I cannot say, "tomorrow's sunrise," or, "Saturday's sunrise," or, "Sunrise on September 1st." But, I CAN say, "next," sunrise.
Here's my question: Is there a word meaning, "the next AFTER the next?"

Thank you!!
  

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"[/nq] Phrase: "next but one", also sometimes written next-but-one. For example, the next-but-one house is two houses away down the street. This contrasts with last-but-one, which means "one before the last one".

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  • "[/nq] Phrase: "next but one", also sometimes written next-but-one.
  • For example, the next-but-one house is two houses away down the street.
  • This contrasts with last-but-one, which means "one before the last one".
  • Word: Postultimate - not sure if it's officially a word.
  • Extrapolated from the word "penultimate" meaning last-but-one.
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[nq:1]Here's my question: Is there a word meaning, "the next AFTER the next?"[/nq]
Phrase: "next but one", also sometimes written next-but-one. For example, the next-but-one house is two houses away down the street. This contrasts with last-but-one, which means "one before the last one".
Word: Postultimate - not sure if it's officially a word. Extrapolated from the word "penultimate" meani
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[nq:1]Word: Postultimate - not sure if it's officially a word.Extrapolated from the word "penultimate" meaning last-but-one.[/nq]
I like it very much, but I'm afraid it's nonsense. If you've got a succeeding thing, then the one before it isn't ultimate. It'd be like calling the fourth thing the third, or something like that.

Mike.
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[nq:1]I am involved with a special linguistic protocol that does not allow the use of any kind of time, or ... I CAN say, "next," sunrise. Here's my question: Is there a word meaning, "the next AFTER the next?" Thank you!![/nq]
Why not use a (fairly) common British construction? Next, next but one, next but two, next but three, etc.

RobtE
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[nq:1]Why not use a (fairly) common British construction? Next, next but one, next but two, next but three, etc. RobtE[/nq]
Thank you for your suggestion; but the point is to find a single word.
Maybe one has not been invented, yet? :-)
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[nq:2]Why not use a (fairly) common British construction? Next, next but one, next but two, next but three, etc. RobtE[/nq]
[nq:1]Thank you for your suggestion; but the point is to find a single word. Maybe one has not been invented, yet? :-)[/nq]
The ordinals "second" etc will often do the job. Not always, of course; then "following" will often do. And, of course, in the right cont
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I'm wondering why it has to be only one word. As Mike said, "following" would be appropriate, but to use it, you'd need to preface it with "the" or "and" or some word to cause the grammar to "fit", e.g., "next Christmas and Christmas following" or "the following Christmas".
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