"days of yore" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-days of yore.ogg
Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} days of yore pl (plural only)
  1. (idiomatic, nostalgic) The past; bygone days. Tags: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Nostalgia Synonyms: halcyon days, the past Translations (time long past): de goede oude tijd [masculine] (Dutch), praantaŭ (Esperanto), mennyt (Finnish), menneisyys (Finnish), entoaika (Ingrian), velhos tempos [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), при царе́ Горо́хе (pri caré Goróxe) (Russian), давны́м-давно́ (davným-davnó) (Russian), fordom (Swedish)
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