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English
Etymology
From Middle English evermore (written as two words before 14th century), equivalent to ever + -more.
Pronunciation
Adverb
evermore (not comparable)
- Always; forever; eternally.
- Synonyms: for evermore, forevermore
- Antonym: nevermore
c. 1845–1846, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “Sonnets from the Portuguese”, in Poems. , new edition, volume II, London: Chapman & Hall, , published 1850, →OCLC, sonnet XIV, page 451:But love me for love's sake, that evermore / Thou may'st love on through love's eternity.
- At any time in the future.
1601, C Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “ Of the nature and properties of Honey. .”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. , 2nd tome, London: Adam Islip, →OCLC, page 135:ote by the way, that if honey be deſpumed, that is to ſay, skummed and clarified, it is evermore the better for any uſe.
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