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yester-morrow

/ˈjɛstə(ɹ)ˌmɒɹəʊ/

yester-morrow noun: yesterday morning.

Noun

yester-morrow (plural yester-morrows)

  1. (obsolete) Yesterday morning.
  2. (archaic, poetic) A morning of a previous day or time.
    • The nightwind, ah, nightwind shall fetch one the scent. O loves yester-morrows', regrets of the night! The nightingale's sorrow that ends with the light Brings, grieved, no love nearer, alas, to the sight. O loves yester-morrows', regrets of the night!1961, Raymond Ellsworth Larsson, Book Like a Bow Curved
    • An ordinary passing day, One much like yester-morrow, Shed its light in timeless gray And all its simple sorrow.1994, The Collected Poetry of J.A. Giunta, volume II, published 2011

Forms of yester-morrow

pluralyester-morrows
alternative formyestermorrow
alternative formyester morrow

Origin of yester-morrow

From Middle English yester morow; equivalent to yester- + morrow. Compare Dutch gistermorgen, German gestern Morgen.

Questions about yester-morrow

What does yester-morrow mean?
Yester-morrow means yesterday morning.
What part of speech is yester-morrow?
Yester-morrow is a noun.
How do you pronounce yester-morrow?
Yester-morrow is pronounced /ˈjɛstə(ɹ)ˌmɒɹəʊ/.
What is the plural of yester-morrow?
The plural of yester-morrow is yester-morrows.

Words near yester-morrow in the dictionary

  1. yester month
  2. yester-
  3. yester-millennium
  4. yester-minute
  5. yester-month
  6. yester-morrow
  7. yester-morrows
  8. yester-year
  9. yester-years
  10. yestercentury
  11. yesterdawn

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