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for_evermore

for evermore

See also: forevermore and for ever more

English

Adverb

for evermore (not comparable)

  1. forevermore
    • 1900, L. Frank Baum , The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23
      "My third command to the Winged Monkeys," said Glinda, "shall be to carry you to your forest. Then, having used up the powers of the Golden Cap, I shall give it to the King of the Monkeys, that he and his band may thereafter be free for evermore."

Usage notes

  • In the United Kingdom and most of the Commonwealth, the spelling for evermore is the usual form. In Canada and the United States, generally only forevermore is used.