yesteryear

(-yir′)

noun, adverb

  1. last year
  2. (in) past years

Origin: used by Dante Gabriel Rossetti to transl. Fr antan

See yesteryear in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The year before the present year.
  2. Time past; yore.

Related Forms:

  • yesˈter·yearˌ adverb

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