nevermore

English

Etymology

From Middle English nevermore, from the Old English phrase nǣfre mā. Equivalent to never +‎ -more.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
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Adverb

nevermore (not comparable) (literary)

Never again.
Antonyms: for evermore, forevermore, evermore
- 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:
  And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
  Shall be lifted—nevermore!

Translations

never again — see never again

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