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yestereen

yestereen is the alternative form of yestreen.

Meaning of yestreen

Noun

yestreen (plural yestreens)

  1. (Scotland, archaic, poetic) The night before; last night.
    • Late yestreen I saw the new moon, the old moon in her arms"Sir Patrick Spens," traditional Scottish ballad
    Synonyms:
    list in yestereve

Forms of yestereen

pluralyestereens

Questions about yestereen

What is yestereen the alternative form of?
Yestereen is the alternative form of yestreen.

Words near yestereen in the dictionary

  1. yesterday-today-tomorrow
  2. yesterdayness
  3. yesterdays
  4. yesterdom
  5. yestere'en
  6. yestereen
  7. yestereens
  8. yestereve
  9. yestereven
  10. yesterevening
  11. yestereves

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