adverb
of the distant or comparatively distant past (Freq. 14)
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We met once long ago
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they long ago forsook their nomadic life
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left for work long ago
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he has long since given up mountain climbing
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This name has long since been forgotten
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"lang syne" is Scottish
• Syn: ↑long since, ↑lang syne
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I. adverb : in the distant or comparatively distant past : not recently
long ago changed their nomadic way of life for a settled one
left for work long ago
: the distant past
the excitement and uncertainties of the campaign, even the triumph of the election, seem incidents of the long ago — New Yorker
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long ago
: at a time in the distant past
events that happened long ago
The announcement was made not long ago. [=the announcement was made recently]
It wasn't so/very long ago that this place was empty field.
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Main Entry: ↑long
Useful english dictionary. 2012.