"Whom the gods love die young", was said of yore.
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Yore
//jɔː//
Synonyms for "yore" (29 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Strong matches (9)
Noun(1 words)
Adverb(3 words)
Related words (14)
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Translations
23 translations across 13 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 昔日 noun (time long past)
Dutch
3 entries- eertijds noun (time long past)
- ver verleden noun (time long past)
- weleer noun (time long past)
Estonian
1 entries- ammune noun (time long past)
French
2 entries- antan noun (time long past)
- jadis noun (time long past)
German
3 entries- aus uralten Zeiten noun (time long past)
- eine lang zurückliegende Zeit noun (time long past)
- lange zurückliegend noun (time long past)
Hebrew
1 entries- קֶדֶם noun (time long past)
Icelandic
3 entries- fyrir noun (time long past)
- langa noun (time long past)
- löngu noun (time long past)
Japanese
2 entries- 在りし日 noun (time long past)
- 昔 noun (time long past)
Ladino
1 entries- antanyada noun (time long past)
Norwegian
1 entries- gamle dager noun (time long past)
Portuguese
2 entries- antanho noun (time long past)
- antano noun (time long past)
Russian
2 entries- было́е noun (time long past)
- да́вние времена́ noun (time long past)
Spanish
1 entries- antaño noun (time long past)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Of yore, when Confucius passed away, his subtle words were cut off, and when his seventy disciples died the transmission of their profound meaning diverged.
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We can thank the intrepid sailors of yore for these wildly descriptive terms.
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Three ships the South-wind catching hurls away / on hidden rocks, which (Latins from of yore / have called them "Altars") in mid ocean lay, / a huge ridge level with the tide.
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