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yesterday definition

yes·ter·day (yes′tər dā′; occas., -dē)

noun

  1. the day before today; day just past
  2. a recent day or time
  3. time gone by

Etymology: ME yistredai < OE geostrandæg < geostran, yesterday (akin to Ger gestern < IE *ĝhyes > Sans hyáḥ, L heri, yesterday) + dæg, day

adverb

  1. on or during the day before today
  2. recently

adjective

of yesterday yesterday morning

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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