Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yesterday-today-tomorrow

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables: yes-ter-day--to-day--to-mor-row
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

10

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An evergreen shrub, Brunfelsia australis.

Australian usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"Within a few months[,] little creepers were climbing the rose bushes, covering the yesterday-today-tomorrows, hanging down in stringy swathes from the cypress trees."

Etymology

From the three shades of blue and violet on each plant, which can vary over the course of a few days.

Usage

Inflected Forms

yesterday-today-tomorrows (plural)

Phrases

yesterday-today-and-tomorrow

Frequently Paired Words

yesterday-today-and-tomorrow

Questions

What does yesterday-today-tomorrow mean?: An evergreen shrub, Brunfelsia australis.
Where does yesterday-today-tomorrow come from?: From the three shades of blue and violet on each plant, which can vary over the course of a few days.

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