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yore

yore

4 9.9
A time long ago often remembered in stories
  • noun
  • /jɔr/
  • Archaic
translation icon : tiempos pasados
  • "In days of yore," Wilbur said, "this is the way men traveled."

I mean, listen, it was also so days of yore.

Examples

  • In days of yore, knights fought bravely for their kingdoms.

  • 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?

  • 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.

  • "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"

  • Stories of heroes from days of yore often inspire us today.

  • The traditions and customs of yore are still celebrated in many cultures.

Synonyms

old days
vsyore
215 2.1

A time in the past you remember with warm feelings

is about a long-ago time often recalled in stories or literature
old times
vsyore
53 3.4

The past that people remember with warm feelings

focuses on a distant past usually referenced in tales or literature
yesteryear
vsyore
  • Literature
14 8.3

An earlier time people remember as better

refers to a time far in the past often used in stories

How Long Ago

prehistory
6 5.6
antiquity
18 7.6
yore
  • Archaic
4 9.9
beforetime
  • Archaic
9.5
recently
1.0
present
287 1.0

Surface Forms

yore singular
yores plural

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.