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yours truly

 
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–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)   
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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
yours truly

  1. n.
    me, the speaker or writer. : If it was up to yours truly, there wouldn't be any such problem.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

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. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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