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yesterday vs twenty-four hour period

twenty-four hour period vs yesterday

yesterday and twenty-four hour period both are nouns.

yesterday is an adverb but twenty-four hour period is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
yesterday Yes No No Yes
twenty-four hour period Yes No No No
As nouns, twenty-four hour period is a hypernym of yesterday; that is, twenty-four hour period is a word with a broader meaning than yesterday:
  • yesterday: the day immediately before today
  • twenty-four hour period: time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
Other hypernyms of yesterday include 24-hour interval, day, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hours.
yesterday (noun) twenty-four hour period (noun)
the recent past time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
the day immediately before today
yesterday (adverb) twenty-four hour period (adverb)
on the day preceding today
in the recent past; only a short time ago
Difference between yesterday and twenty-four hour period

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