yours truly
adverb
a conventional phrase used at the end of a letter.
pronoun
Informal. I; myself; me: I'm only in business to profit yours truly.
Nearby words
your, your guess is as good as mine, yourcenar, yourn, yours, yours truly, yourself, yous, youse, youskevitch, youth
Origin of yours truly
First recorded in 1790–1800
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British Dictionary definitions for yours truly
yours truly
pronoun
an informal term for I, myself, or me
Word Origin for yours truly
from the conventional closing phrase used at the end of letters
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Idioms and Phrases with yours truly
yours truly
A closing formula for a letter, as in It was signed “Yours truly, Mary Smith.” [Late 1700s]
I, me, myself, as in Jane sends her love, as does yours truly. [Colloquial; mid-1800s]
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