noun
1.
Chiefly Literary. time past: knights of yore.
adverb
2.
Obsolete. of old; long ago.
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| —n | |
| 1. | time long past (now only in the phrase of yore) |
| —adv | |
| 2. | obsolete in the past; long ago |
| [Old English geāra, genitive plural of gēar | |
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Yore
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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Word Origin & History
yore
O.E. geara (adv.) "of yore," originally genitive plural of gear (see year), and used without of.
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Example sentences
The droll conference room meeting of yore is a thing of the past.
Index of plaques commemorating the capital's remarkable residents of yore.
Your interlocutor may mistakenly equate today's online degrees with the seedy correspondence courses of yore.
Sedimentary rocks such as sandstone also testify to the quicker days of yore.
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