Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yawr, yohr]
- /yɔr, yoʊr/
- /jɔːr/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yawr, yohr]
- /yɔr, yoʊr/
Definitions of yores word
- noun yores Chiefly Literary. time past: knights of yore. 1
- adverb yores Obsolete. of old; long ago. 1
- pronoun yores Eye dialect spelling of yours. 0
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Origin of yores
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English geāra
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Yores
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
yores popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.