Yore
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English
Noun
Yore (uncountable)- (archaic) time long past
- This word comes from the days of yore.
- Common misspelling of your.
- Common misspelling of you're.
Notes
A fossil; not used outside the phrase of yore, especially the idiom days of yore.
Thesaurus
auld lang syne, days beyond recall, days of old, days of yore, early times, eld, foretime, good old times, lang syne, long ago, old days, old story, old times, olden times, same old story, the olden time, times of old, times of yore, way back, yesterday, yesteryear, yoretime
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old English ġēara (literally “of years”), genitive plural of ġēar (“year”). More at year.
Pronunciation
- (RP) enPR: yô, IPA: /jɔː/, SAMPA: /jO:/
- (US) enPR: yôr, IPA: /joʊɹ/, /jɔːɹ/, SAMPA: /joUr\/, /jO:r\/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(r)
- Homophones: your, you're; yaw (in non-rhotic accents)
Translations
time long past
