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hesternal

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /hɛsˈtɜːnl̩/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /hɛsˈtɝn(ə)l/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)nəl

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to yesterday.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, literary, not-comparable, regional

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hestern

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin hesternus (“of or pertaining to yesterday; yesterday’s”) + English -al (suffix forming adjectives).