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- [yawr, yohr]
- /yɔr, yoʊr/
- /jɔːr/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yawr, yohr]
- /yɔr, yoʊr/
Definitions of yore word
- noun yore Chiefly Literary. time past: knights of yore. 2
- adverb yore Obsolete. of old; long ago. 1
- noun yore Of long ago or former times (used in nostalgic or mock-nostalgic recollection). 1
- noun yore ancient or previous times 1
- noun yore time long past (now only in the phrase of yore) 0
- adverb yore in the past; long ago 0
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Origin of yore
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English geāra
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Yore
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
yore popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Synonyms for yore
noun yore
- history — the branch of knowledge dealing with past events.
- antiquity — Antiquity is the distant past, especially the time of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.
- yesterday — on the day preceding this day.
- yesteryear — last year.
- long ago — of or relating to the distant past or to remote events; ancient: long-ago exploits remembered only in folk tales.
Antonyms for yore
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