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YESTER
Etymology
Adverb
yester (not comparable)
(archaic) Yesterday.
Adjective
yester (not comparable)
(archaic) Of or pertaining to yesterday.
Synonyms: last, yesterday
Noun
yester (countable and uncountable, plural yesters)
(archaic) Yesterday.
Anagrams
• Eyster, Steyer
Source: Wiktionary
Yes"ter, a. Etym: [See Yesterday.]
Definition: Last; last past; next before; of or pertaining to yesterday. [An enemy] whom yester sun beheld Mustering her charms. Dryden.
Note: This word is now seldom used except in a few compounds; as, yesterday, yesternight, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THEORETICAL
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