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yours truly
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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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yours       (yŏŏrz, yôrz, yōrz)  Pronunciation Key 
pron.   (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
  1. Used to indicate the one or ones belonging to you: The larger boots are yours. If I can't find my book, I'll take yours.
  2. Used often with an adverbial modifier in the complimentary close of a letter: Sincerely yours.


[Middle English, from your, your; see your.]

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yours truly

  1. A closing formula for a letter, as in It was signed "Yours truly, Mary Smith." [Late 1700s]

  2. 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.
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