yesteryear

yes·ter·year

noun \ˈyes-tər-ˌyir\

Definition of YESTERYEAR

1

: last year

2

: time gone by; especially : the recent past

— yesteryear adverb

Examples of YESTERYEAR

1. <the simple games of yesteryear that kept children entertained for hours>

Origin of YESTERYEAR

yesterday + year

First Known Use: 1870

Related to YESTERYEAR

Synonyms: auld lang syne, history, yesterday, past, yore

Related Words: bygone; flashback; annals, chronicle, record; memoir; antiquity, long ago

Near Antonyms: by-and-by, future, futurity, hereafter, offing, tomorrow; moment, now, present, today

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