Meaning & use

yore

noun·Advanced

Time long past, especially remembered with nostalgia or a sense of legend.

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Grandfather loved telling stories of yore, back when the town was just a few farms.

The festival recreates the customs of yore for visitors curious about local history.

A note on using this word

Yore survives mainly in the fixed phrase 'days of yore' or 'of yore' and rarely appears outside that construction.

Words with a similar meaning

antiquitythe past

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