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   yesterday

   /ˈjɛstədeɪ/

   adverb

   • 1. on the day before today: "he returned to a hero's welcome yesterday"
   • ▪ used in reference to a particular time period on the day before today: "my wife had a baby boy yesterday morning"
   • ▪ in the recent past: "everything seems to have been built yesterday"

   noun

   • 1. the day before today: "yesterday was Tuesday"
   • ▪ the recent past: "yesterday's best-sellers"

   Word Origin Old Englishgiestran dæg (see yester-, day).

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • Y

     4

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • D

     2

   • A

     1

   • Y

     4

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