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Word of the Day – Yestreen

By August 9, 2015Word of the Day

Yestreen (noun) (poetic) (Scottish)

yes-tree-n

Yesterday evening, last night.

Mainly poetic and mostly archaic now, yestreen describes last night, yesterday evening, in a single word. A variation of yestereven.

Example sentences

“Yestreen the wee man achieved his aim for the first time ever.”

“I hope you haven’t forgotten our telephone conversation of yestreen.”

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