"yestercentury" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: yester- + century Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|yester-|century}} yester- + century Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} yestercentury (not comparable)
  1. In the century preceding the current century. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-yestercentury-en-adv-YXjXXzsL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with yester- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with yester-: 54 46

Noun

Etymology: yester- + century Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|yester-|century}} yester- + century Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} yestercentury (uncountable)
  1. Previous century, the last century before the current one. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-yestercentury-en-noun-SM1lBHER Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with yester- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with yester-: 54 46

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