#literary_terms

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Yesteryear: (Literary, Old-fashioned) Existing in the past, Of yesteryear Synonyms: The past; Former times; Historical events; The good old days; Time gone by; Bygone days; Antiquity E.g. The steam trains of yesteryear. E.g. ‘The snows of yesteryear have gone’. E.g. ‘Of my past, I have no knowledge - it is a whirlwind of forgotten yesterdays and yesteryears.’ E.g. ‘But thrust an historical document about bygone yesteryears down our memory lane and we can't get enough.’ E.g. ‘Historical monuments representing yesteryears stand tall in the union territory, such as the Aayi Mandapam, the statue of Dupleix, the French War Memorial, and the statue of Joan of Arc.’ Source of the examples: Lexico.com https://www.lexico.com/definition/yesteryear #Purple_Patch #English_Purplepatch #New_Term #Daily_New_Words #Literary_Terms #Literati #Old_fashioned_Term #Old_use_Term #Archaic_Term #Learn_English_with_AA #Learn_English_with_Alireza_Abolghasemi (at Golpayegan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-k-AyKFHWV/?igshid=1oiz2owot3e82

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Yore: (Literary, Old use) Existing a long time ago, Of yore E.g. In days of yore. E.g. ‘My companions recounted battles of yore’. E.g. ‘A great empire in days of yore’. E.g. ‘Germans believe that they got this tradition from the gypsies who came from the Indian sub-continent in the days of yore.’ E.g. Boyhood's end is a short but dramatic work full of conflicting emotions and nostalgia for days of yore.’ E.g. In an ideal world, I would be at home with you, enjoying breaks in the cloud and reminiscing over floods past and the storms of yore.’ Source of the examples: LDOCE5 Lexico.com https://www.lexico.com/definition/yore #Purple_Patch #English_Purplepatch #New_Term #Daily_New_Words #Literary_Terms #Literati #Old_use_Term #Old_fashioned_Term #Learn_English_with_AA #Learn_English_with_Alireza_Abolghasemi (at Golpayegan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-k14X8F-Fp/?igshid=1c77tnwjrf1ay