yestreen

yes·treen

Y y

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ye-streen]
- /yɛˈstrin/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ye-streen]
- /yɛˈstrin/

Definitions of yestreen word

noun yestreen yesterday evening; last evening. 1
adverb yestreen during yesterday evening. 1
noun yestreen (chiefly, archaic, poetic, or, Scottish) The night before. 1
adverb yestreen yesterday evening 0
noun yestreen (chiefly archaic, poetic or Scotland) The night before. 0

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Origin of yestreen

First appearance:

before 1325

One of the 16% oldest English words

1325-75; Middle English. See yester-, even2

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Parts of speech for Yestreen

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Yestreen

yestreen popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% 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.

yestreen usage trend in Literature

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