yesterday

'yesterday' in Webster

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Yes"ter*day  , adv. On the day last past; on
the day preceding to-day; as, the affair took place yesterday.
 
Yes"ter*day   (?), n. [OE.
&yogh;isterdai, AS. geostran d&aelig;g, from geostran, geostra, giestran,
gistran, gystran, yesterday (akin to D.
gisteren, G. gestern, OHG.
gestaron, Icel. g&aelig;r yesterday, to-morrow, Goth. gistradagis
to-morrow, L. heri yesterday, Gr.
&?;, Skr. hyas) + d&aelig;g day. Cf. Hestern.
&?;&?;&?;&?;.]
 1. The
day last past; the day
next before the present.
All our
yesterdays have lighted fools
 The way to dusty death.
Shak.
 
We are but of yesterday, and know nothing.
Job viii. 9.
 2. Fig.: A recent
time; time not long past.
 
The
proudest royal houses are but of yesterday, when compared
with the line of supreme pontiffs.
 Macaulay.

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