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yesteryear.

Past years; time gone by; yore.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈjɛstəjɪə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈjɛstəɹˌjɪ(ə)ɹ/General-American/ˈjestəjøː/General-South-African/ˈjɛstəjɜː/
  1. Past years; time gone by; yore.

    countable · poetic · uncountable
  2. Last year.

    countable · rare · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From yester- + year.

adv/ˈjɛstəjɪə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈjɛstəɹˌjɪ(ə)ɹ/General-American/ˈjestəjøː/General-South-African/ˈjɛstəjɜː/
  1. In past years.

    not-comparable · poetic
Where this word comes from

From yester- + year.

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