Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

of yore

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: of y-ore
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Long ago; in days long past.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"the recondite lore of yore"
"The Dev'l was piqu'd, ſuch ſaintſhip to behold, / And long'd to tempt him like good Job of old: / But Satan novv is vviſer than of yore, / And tempts by making rich, not making poor."
"where Abraham fed his flock of yore"
"Representing the older types now are some Stroudley 0-6-0 tanks, while a Drummond "C14" 0-4-0 tank might still be pottering about on the Town Quays as of yore."
"Now when I was a kid I had a bike with a banana seat, but for some reason, as you get older, and you get bikes, it's like you can never go back to those awesome seats of yore."

Usage

Archaic

Phrases

days of yore

Synonyms

of old way back

Questions

What does of yore mean?: Long ago; in days long past.

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