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3 dictionary results for: yours truly
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
yours truly
–noun
| 1. | a conventional phrase used at the end of a letter. |
| 2. | Informal. I; myself; me: I'm only in business to profit yours truly. |
[Origin: 1790–1800
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| yours
(yŏŏrz, yôrz, yōrz) Pronunciation Key
pron. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
[Middle English, from your, your; see your.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This
yours truly
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A closing formula for a letter, as in It was signed "Yours truly, Mary Smith." [Late 1700s]
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I, me, myself, as in Jane sends her love, as does yours truly. [Colloquial; mid-1800s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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