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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
  • the past
    3 syllables
    • days gone by
    • long ago
    • former times
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    4 syllables
    • the olden days
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      3 syllables
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