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What does "yours truly" mean?

  1. A closing formula for a letter, as in It was signed “Yours truly, Mary Smith.” [Late 1700s]
  2. I, me, myself, as in Jane sends her love, as does yours truly. [Colloquial; mid-1800s]

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