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yore

noun \ˈyȯr\

Definition of YORE

:  time past and especially long past —usually used in the phrase of yore
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Origin of YORE

Middle English, from yore, adverb, long ago, from Old English gēara, from gēar year — more at year
First Known Use: 14th century

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Synonyms
auld lang syne, history, yesterday, yesteryear, past

Rhymes with YORE

boar, Boer, bore, chore, cor, core, corps, crore, door, floor, for, fore, four, frore, gore, Gore, hoar, lore, mor, more, nor, o'er, oar, or, ore, poor, pore, pour, roar, score, shore, snore, soar, sore, splore, spoor, spore, store, Thor, tor, torr, war, whore, your
YORE Defined for Kids

yore

noun \ˈyȯr\

Definition of YORE for Kids

:  time long past <I heard stories of yore.>

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