"Whom the gods love die young", was said of yore.
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Yore
/jɔː/
Synonyms for "yore" (27 found)
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Noun(1 words)
old days
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olden timespastsame old storythe olden timetimes of oldtimes of yoreway backyesterdayyesteryearyoretime
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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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