"yesterdawn" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more yesterdawn [comparative], most yesterdawn [superlative]
Etymology: yester- + dawn Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|yester|dawn}} yester- + dawn Head templates: {{en-adv}} yesterdawn (comparative more yesterdawn, superlative most yesterdawn)
  1. At dawn on yesterday.
    Sense id: en-yesterdawn-en-adv-u1tuWgaR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with yester- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with yester-: 61 39

Noun

Forms: yesterdawns [plural]
Etymology: yester- + dawn Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|yester|dawn}} yester- + dawn Head templates: {{en-noun}} yesterdawn (plural yesterdawns)
  1. The dawn of yesterday.
    Sense id: en-yesterdawn-en-noun-lAg6oIgo

Inflected forms

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