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yesterday

How many syllables in yesterday?

  3 syllables

Divide yesterday into syllables:   yes-ter-day
Stressed syllable in yesterday:   yes-ter-day
How to say yesterday:

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Synonyms for yesterday


2 syllables
  • the past
    3 syllables
    • days gone by
    • yesteryear
    • former times
    4 syllables
    • the recent past
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