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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Yest

n. See Yeast. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Yester

a. [ See Yesterday. ] Last; last past; next before; of or pertaining to yesterday. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ An enemy ] whom yester sun beheld
Mustering her charms. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This word is now seldom used except in a few compounds; as, yesterday, yesternight, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Yesterday

adv. On the day last past; on the day preceding to-day; as, the affair took place yesterday. [ 1913 Webster ]

Yesterday

n. [ OE. &yogh_;isterdai, AS. geostran dæg, from geostran, geostra, giestran, gistran, gystran, yesterday (akin to D. gisteren, G. gestern, OHG. gestaron, Icel. gær yesterday, to-morrow, Goth. gistradagis to-morrow, L. heri yesterday, Gr. &unr_;, Skr. hyas) + dæg day. Cf. Hestern. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The day last past; the day next before the present. [ 1913 Webster ]

All our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

We are but of yesterday, and know nothing. Job viii. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: A recent time; time not long past. [ 1913 Webster ]

The proudest royal houses are but of yesterday, when compared with the line of supreme pontiffs. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Yester-evening

{ } n. The evening of yesterday; the evening last past. [ 1913 Webster ]

Variants: Yestereve
Yester-morning

{ } n. The morning of yesterday. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

Variants: Yestermorn
Yestern

a. [ See Yester. ] Of or pertaining to yesterday; relating to the day last past. [ 1913 Webster ]

Yesternight

adv. [ AS. gystran niht. See Yesterday. ] On the last night. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Yesternight

n. The last night; the night last past. [ 1913 Webster ]

Yesternoon

n. The noon of yesterday; the noon last past. [ 1913 Webster ]

WordNet (3.0)
yesterday(n) the day immediately before today, Example: it was in yesterday's newspapers
yesterday(n) the recent past, Example: yesterday's solutions are not good enough; we shared many yesterdays
yesterday(adv) on the day preceding today, Example: yesterday the weather was beautiful
yesterday(adv) in the recent past; only a short time ago, Example: I was not born yesterday!

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