yesteryear
[ yes-ter-yeer, -yeer ]
/ ˈyɛs tərˈyɪər, -ˌyɪər /
noun
last year.
the recent years; time not long past.
adverb
during time not long past.
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Words nearby yesteryear
yestermorning, yestern, yesternight, yesternoon, yesterweek, yesteryear, yestreen, Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, yet, yeti, yett
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yesteryear
/ (ˈjɛstəˌjɪə) formal, or literary /
noun
last year or the past in general
adverb
during last year or the past in general
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