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    yesteryear
    /ˈjɛstəjɪə/

    noun

    • 1. last year or the recent past, especially as nostalgically recalled: literary "return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishYESTERYEAR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun [ U ] literary uk / ˈjes.tə.jɪə r/ us / ˈjes.tɚ.jɪr / Add to word list. a time in the past: the Hollywood stars of yesteryear. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. In the past. ago. any more idiom. anymore. back in the day idiom. back then idiom. clock. departed. dim. flood. many moons ago idiom. mist. moon. more. no longer idiom.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › yesteryearYesteryear Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    last year; time gone by; especially : the recent past… See the full definition

  4. www.oed.com › dictionary › yesteryear_nyesteryear, n. & adv. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    What does the word yesteryear mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word yesteryear. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word yesteryear? About 0.3 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the word yesteryear pronounced?

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishYESTERYEAR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    You use yesteryear to refer to the past, often a period in the past with a set of values or a way of life that no longer exists.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryYESTERYEAR | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    noun [ U ] literary us / ˈjes.tɚ.jɪr / uk / ˈjes.tə.jɪə r/ Add to word list. a time in the past: the Hollywood stars of yesteryear. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. In the past. ago. any more idiom. anymore. back in the day idiom. back then idiom. clock. departed. dim. flood. many moons ago idiom. mist. moon. more. no longer idiom.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › yesteryearYesteryear - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Yesteryear is an extremely poetic way to refer to the past. You might nostalgically talk about the town where you used to live as your home of yesteryear . The word yesteryear was actually invented by a poet, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, in 1870.

  8. www.betterwordsonline.com › dictionary › yesteryearYesteryear - Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Etymology - Better...

    Dictionary definition of yesteryear. A time in the past, usually one that is nostalgic or sentimental in nature. "The old photographs bring back memories of yesteryear and a simpler time." Detailed meaning of yesteryear.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › yesteryearYESTERYEAR Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Yesteryear definition: last year.. See examples of YESTERYEAR used in a sentence.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › yesteryearYesteryear - definition of yesteryear by The Free Dictionary

    Define yesteryear. yesteryear synonyms, yesteryear pronunciation, yesteryear translation, English dictionary definition of yesteryear. n. 1. The year before the present year. 2. Time past; yore. yes′ter·year′ adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition....

  11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishyesteryear noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of yesteryear noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.