nevermore en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English nevermore, from the Old English phrase nǣfre mā. Equivalent to never + -more.
Meanings
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(literary, not-comparable) Never again; at no time in the future.
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted—nevermore!
1845 February, — Quarles [pseudonym; Edgar Allan Poe], “The Raven”, in The American Review, volume I, number II, New York, N.Y.; London: Wiley & Putnam, […], →OCLC: