01 n. The day last past; the day next before the present.
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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.
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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.