Meaning

1 senses

  1. (archaic)Long ago; in days long past.

    the recondite lore of yore

Examples

4 sentences

  1. "Whom the gods love die young", was said of yore.

    de"Wen die Götter lieben, der stirbt jung", sagte man früher. — MUIRIEL

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  2. We can thank the intrepid sailors of yore for these wildly descriptive terms.

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  3. Here haunted of yore the fabulous Dragon of Wantley.

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  4. "Art thou, then, that AEneas, whom of yore / Venus on Simois' banks to old Anchises bore?"

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
of oldway back

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
odourlessodysseyoesophagusofA1offA2
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