How to Pronounce "days of yore"
expression
DAYZ-uhv-YOR
DAYZ-ov-YAW
Definition
"Days of yore" is an old-fashioned way to talk about a long time ago, often with a sense of nostalgia or referring to a distant, sometimes idealized past.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈdeɪz/ /ˈəv/ /ˈjɔɹ
British English
dˈeɪz/ /ˈɒv/ /jˈɔː
Simplified Pronunciation
US
DAYZ-uhv-YOR
UK
DAYZ-ov-YAW
Listen in Context
In the days of yore, knights rode horses across the land.
People tell stories from the days of yore.
Many traditions started in the days of yore.
In the days of yore, people didn’t have smartphones or the internet.