yesteryear
[ yes-ter-yeer, -yeer ]
noun
last year.
the recent years; time not long past.
adverb
during time not long past.
Origin of yesteryear
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How to use yesteryear in a sentence
As a man's mental force is the result of yesteryears' upbuilding, so his strength of to-day is the result of last week's eating.
My Attainment of the Pole | Frederick A. Cook
British Dictionary definitions for yesteryear
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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