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yore

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yore  (yôr, yr)
n.
Time long past: days of yore.
[Middle English, long ago, time long past, from Old English gara, gera, long ago, from genitive pl. of gar, year; see year.]
yore
Noun
of yore a long time ago: in days of yore [Old English geāra]
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Noun1.yoreyore - time long past                      
past, past times, yesteryear - the time that has elapsed; "forget the past"


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But the raven still beguiling all my sad soul into smiling, Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird, and bust and door; Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore -- What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking "Nevermore.
Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
But the Raven still beguiling all my sad soul into smiling, Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird and bust and door; Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore-- What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking "Nevermore.
The Raven by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
" "Forbear," said the Miller to him, "harping on what was of yore, for it is the common lot of mortals to sustain the ups and downs of fortune.
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