- yes·ter·year
- /ˈjɛstɚˌjiɚ/ nounliterary : of the past : from a long time ago
the values of yesteryear
radio shows of yesteryear
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yes|ter|year — … Useful english dictionary
yes|ter — «YEHS tuhr», adjective, adverb. –adj. Archaic or Poetic. of or belonging to yesterday. –adv. Obsolete. yesterday. ╂[abstracted from yesterday] yester , combining form. 1. the of the day before the present day: »Yestereve = yesterday evening. 2 … Useful english dictionary
ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… … English syllables
yes — yes·ter·day·ness; yes·tern; yes; yes·ter; yes·ter·day; yes·ter·eve; yes·ter·morn; yes·ter·night; yes·ter·year; yes·treen; … English syllables
year — good·year; year; year·ling; year·ly; yes·ter·year; … English syllables
yesteryear — yes·ter·year … English syllables
yesteryear — yes|ter|year [ˈjestəjıə, jə: US ˈjestərjır] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: yesterday + year] of yesteryear literary existing in the past ▪ the steam trains of yesteryear … Dictionary of contemporary English
yesteryear — yes•ter•year [[t]ˈyɛs tərˈyɪər, ˌyɪər[/t]] n. 1) last year 2) the recent years; time not long past 3) during the recent past … From formal English to slang
yesteryear — yes|ter|year [ jestər,jır ] noun of yesteryear LITERARY from a time in the distant past: See the automobiles of yesteryear at the Hayes Museum of Industry … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Yesteryear — Yes ter*year , n. The year last past; last year. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
