A long time ago in the past, usually used in the phrase 'days of yore' to refer to historical or legendary times.
From Old English 'geara' (of years, of old time). The word evolved in Middle English to mean 'long ago' and remains in modern English almost exclusively in archaic or poetic contexts.
Though we barely use 'yore' in everyday speech, it's one of those words that immediately signals we're entering historical or fantasy narratives—authors like Tolkien used archaic words like this to make Middle-earth feel genuinely ancient and timeless.
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