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yore
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
yore
(noun)
yore
/
ˈ
joɚ/
noun
yore
/
ˈ
joɚ/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of YORE
of yore
literary
:
of the past
in days
of yore
[=
of old
]
The great composers
of yore
performed for kings and queens.
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