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nevermore

adv
1
Never again; at no future time.
"He vowed that he would nevermore trust a stranger with his secrets."

How to Use Nevermore

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA literary, old-fashioned way of saying "never again."

When to use it

Mostly literary or poetic; rarely used in everyday speech.

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Etymology

From Middle English nevermore, from Old English nǣfre mā, literally "never more" — made famous by the raven's refrain in Edgar Allan Poe's poem.

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