yore
4
9.9
- noun
- /jɔr/
- Archaic
:
tiempos pasados
- "In days of yore," Wilbur said, "this is the way men traveled."
I mean, listen, it was also so days of yore.
- I mean, listen, it was also so days of yore.
Examples
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In days of yore, knights fought bravely for their kingdoms.
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Every generation pines for the days of yore as they grow older.
Blog text (7) -
Because of these computers, individuals need no longer rely on large bureaucracies and institutions as in days of yore.
Academic text (1994) -
In days of yore, what would a swashbuckler keep in his sheath?
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Their special bread, a bit hard to chew, is still baked in the traditional village ovens of yore.
Academic text (1999) -
The dwarves of yore made mighty spells, While hammers fell like ringing bells In places deep, where dark things sleep, In hollow halls beneath the fells.
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"There was a time when meadow, grove and stream "The earth and every common sight "To me did seem apparelled in celestial light "The glory and the freshness of a dream "'It is not now as it hath been of yore "Turn whereso'er I may, by night or day "The things which I have seen I now can see no more"
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Stories of heroes from days of yore often inspire us today.
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The traditions and customs of yore are still celebrated in many cultures.
Synonyms
215
2.1
A time in the past you remember with warm feelings
53
3.4
The past that people remember with warm feelings
14
8.3
An earlier time people remember as better
How Long Ago
6
5.6
18
7.6
- Archaic
4
9.9
- Archaic
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1.0
287
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word yore comes from an old English word geara meaning 'years' or 'long ago' and is like the modern word year. So yore means the distant past you read about in stories.