yesteryear

== English == === Alternative forms === yester-year === Etymology === From yester- +‎ year. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈjɛstəjɪə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈjɛstəɹˌjɪ(ə)ɹ/ (General South African) IPA(key): /ˈjestəjøː/ (Wales, other regions) IPA(key): /ˈjɛstəjɜː/ Hyphenation: yes‧ter‧year === Noun === yesteryear (countable and uncountable, plural yesteryears) (poetic) Past years; time gone by; yore. (rare) Last year. ==== Synonyms ==== (time gone by): foretime, yestertide; see also Thesaurus:the past ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === yesteryear (not comparable) (poetic) In past years. === See also === bygone yesterday === References ===