| Back | hesternal /heh-STER-nuhl/ |
|---|---|
| Front | adjective Of yesterday. [From Latin hesternus (of yesterday). Also see nudiustertian (relating to the day before yesterday) hodiernal (relating to today).] "I passed up a side-street, one of those deserted ways ... dim places, fusty with hesternal excitements and the thrills of yesteryear." - Rupert Brooke; Letters From America; Sidgwick & Jackson; 1971. |
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