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yesteryear

How many syllables in yesteryear?

  3 syllables

Divide yesteryear into syllables:   yes-ter-year
Primary syllable stress:   yes-ter-year
Secondary syllable stress:   yes-ter-year
How to say yesteryear:

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Synonyms for yesteryear


2 syllables
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    • days gone by
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    4 syllables
    • the olden days
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      What rhymes with yesteryear

      3 syllables
      4 syllables
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