Synonyms for yester year
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : yes-ter-yeer, -yeer |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈyɛs tərˈyɪər, -ˌyɪər |
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Définition of yester year
Origin :- coined 1870 by Dante Gabriel Rossetti from yester(day) + year to translate French antan (from Vulgar Latin *anteannum "the year before") in a refrain by François Villon: Mais ou sont les neiges d'antan? which Rossetti rendered "But where are the snows of yesteryear?"
- As in past : noun time gone by
- As in good old days : noun times of old considered better than present
- As in yesteryear : noun time elapsed
- As in history : noun past events, experiences
Antonyms for yester year
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