- of yesteryear
- literary
from a time in the distant past
See the automobiles of yesteryear at the Hayes Museum of Industry.
English dictionary. 2014.
See the automobiles of yesteryear at the Hayes Museum of Industry.
English dictionary. 2014.
Yesteryear — may refer to:* Yesteryear (quartet), a quartet that won the 1997 SPEBSQSA international competition * Yesteryear ( TAS episode), an episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series * Another way to say last year. Derived from the word yesterdayee also*… … Wikipedia
yesteryear — (n.) coined 1870 by Dante Gabriel Rossetti from yester(day) + year to translate Fr. antan (from V.L. *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 … Etymology dictionary
Yesteryear — Yes ter*year , n. The year last past; last year. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yesteryear — ► NOUN literary ▪ last year or the recent past … English terms dictionary
yesteryear — [yes′təryir΄] n., adv. [used by ROSSETTI Dante Gabriel to transl. Fr antan] Old Poet. 1. last year 2. (in) past years … English World dictionary
Yesteryear (quartet) — Infobox musical artist Name = Yesteryear Img capt = Yesteryear Background = group or band URL = [http://www.singers.com/barbershop/yesteryear.html Official site] Current members = Dan Trakas Tenor Mark Blake Lead Rod Nixon Baritone Randy Baughman … Wikipedia
yesteryear — yes|ter|year [ˈjestəjıə, jə: US ˈjestərjır] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: yesterday + year] of yesteryear literary existing in the past ▪ the steam trains of yesteryear … Dictionary of contemporary English
yesteryear — yes|ter|year [ jestər,jır ] noun of yesteryear LITERARY from a time in the distant past: See the automobiles of yesteryear at the Hayes Museum of Industry … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
yesteryear — [[t]je̱stə(r)jɪə(r)[/t]] N UNCOUNT You use yesteryear to refer to the past, often a period in the past with a set of values or a way of life that no longer exists. [LITERARY] The modern day sex symbol has now taken the place of the old fashioned… … English dictionary
yesteryear — noun of yesteryear literary from a time in the past: the familiar songs of yesteryear … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
yesteryear — noun Etymology: yesterday + year Date: 1870 1. last year 2. time gone by; especially the recent past • yesteryear adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary