yoretime

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noun

Time long past; long ago.

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Meanings

nounyoretime (uncountable)
  1. uncountableTime long past; long ago.

    History is no longer as of yoretime a mere chronicle of the lives and loves of kings; of the rise and wreck of dynasties; or of the pomp and circumstance of war.

    1895, The New Ireland Review, volume 3, page 238

Origin

From yore + time.

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APA

yoretime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yoretime

MLA

“yoretime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yoretime. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yoretime,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yoretime.

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