Definitions for yore
yɔr, yoʊryore

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. yorenoun

   time long past

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. yorenoun

   time long past

   This word comes from the days of yore.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Yore or of Yoreadverb

   Etymology: geogara , Saxon

   1. Long.

   Witness the burning altars, which he swore,
   And, guilty, heavens of his bold perjury;
   Which though he hath polluted oft and yore,
   Yet I to them for judgment just do fly. Fairy Queen.

   2. Of old time; long ago.

   Thee bright-ey’d Vesta long of yore
   To solitary Saturn bore. John Milton.

   There liv’d, as authors tell, in days of yore,
   A widow somewhat old, and very poor. Dryden.

   In times of yore an ancient baron liv’d;
   Great gifts bestow’d, and great respect receiv’d. Matthew Prior.

   The dev’l was piqu’d such saintship to behold,
   And long’d to tempt him, like good Job of old;
   But Satan now is wiser than of yore,
   And tempts by making rich, not making poor. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. yore

   Yore refers to a time long past or former times, often used in a nostalgic or poetic context.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Yoreadverb

   in time long past; in old time; long since

2. Etymology: [OE. ore, yare, are, AS. gera;akin to ger a year, E. year. 204. See Year.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Yore

   yōr, n. in old time. [A.S. geára, formerly, gen. pl. of gár, a year.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. YORE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Yore is ranked #53538 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Yore surname appeared 386 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Yore.
   
   89.9% or 347 total occurrences were White.
   6.7% or 26 total occurrences were Black.
   1.8% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Past

Anagrams for yore »

1. oyer

2. roey

How to pronounce yore?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say yore in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of yore in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of yore in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of yore in a Sentence

1. Jill Adams:

   This is not the coat hanger abortion of the days of yore.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=yore
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Yore
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=yore
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yore
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=yore
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html