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yore definition

yore (yôr)

adverb

Obsolete long ago; in times long past

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

noun

time long past
now only in of yore, formerly

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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