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noun
1.
Chiefly Literary. time past: knights of yore.
adverb
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Obsolete. of old; long ago.
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Yore
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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Example Sentences
- The connoisseurs of yore desert the market, driven away by the most.
- Another criticism of mainstream journalists of yore was that they had little actual interest in religion.
- Index of plaques commemorating the capital's remarkable residents of yore.
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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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