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Word: Yesteryear
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from yester- + year. The word was popularized by Dante Gabriel Rossetti's translation of a line in a poem by the medieval French poet François Villon: ‘Mais où sont les neiges d'antan?’ (‘But where are the snows of yesteryear?’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈjɛstəjɪə
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈjɛstəjəː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
last year or the recent past, especially as nostalgically recalled
Short Definition:last year or recent past
Examples:- return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear
- the rockers of yesteryear filled Memories Music Club
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