yestern

yes·tern

Y y

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [yes-tern]
- /ˈyɛs tərn/
- /jˈestən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [yes-tern]
- /ˈyɛs tərn/

Definitions of yestern word

abbreviation YESTERN yester. 1
noun yestern yesterday. 0
adjective yestern (archaic, rare) Of or pertaining to yesterday. 0
adverb yestern yesterday. 0

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Origin of yestern

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

1855-60; alteration of yester, perhaps with -ern

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Parts of speech for Yestern

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Yestern

yestern popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

yestern usage trend in Literature

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