yore

Yore is defined as the distant past or times long ago.

(noun)

The 1800's were an example of times ofyore.

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See yore in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adverb

Obsolete long ago; in times long past

Origin: ME < OE geara, adv. formation < gear, year

noun

time long past
now only in of yore, formerly

See yore in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Time long past: days of yore.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, long ago, time long past

Origin: , from Old English gēara, geāra, long ago

Origin: , from genitive pl. of gēar, year; see year

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