yesternoon

American  

[yes-ter-noon] / ˈyɛs tərˈnun /

noun

1. yesterday noon.

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adverb

1. at noon yesterday.

Etymology

Origin of yesternoon

First recorded in 1850–55; yester- + noon

Example Sentences

I saw the ladies, clothed from head to foot in dyed linen garments, sitting apart in the background, banqueting by themselves at a separate table; while dancing girls, like older representatives of my yesternoon friends, the Ghawázi, tumbled before them in strange attitudes, to the music of four-stringed harps and long straight pipes.

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"Where hath been thine eyes and thine ears since yesternoon?"

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"What evil thing hath befallen thy brother since yesternoon?" he asked, going to the couch.

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The army moved away yesternoon, and is now some twenty-five miles distant.

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The army moved away yesternoon, and is now some five-and-twenty miles distant.

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