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long-ago

long-ago

8 4.8
From a time very long ago
  • adjective
  • /lɔŋ əˈɡoʊ/
translation icon : hace mucho tiempo
  • For the first time since that long-ago day, the dwarves were there again, waiting.

Examples

  • A small amount of our contemporary money supply can be traced to that long-ago process.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Some will write it off as long-ago history, but the reality is that resistance will always continue to exist.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Father brought back something from a long-ago business trip to Europe.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The kids' heights have been marked on the wall on some long-ago holiday.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Her name is Caitlin, and when I woke up on that long-ago day... I was two months pregnant with her.

  • She's my daughter, and when I woke up on that long-ago day, she was two months grown in my belly.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • At Crozet High, she had worn a fuzzy red sweater one long-ago October day.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • There were a number of sweaters with beads sewn in, from long-ago days, and a few sweatshirts.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Dublin's Post Office is still scarred by Ireland's long-ago Easter Rebellion, but no scars are visible here.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • That long-ago day was filled with joy and laughter, a time we often reminisce about.

Synonyms

old
vslong-ago
1.0

A thing that has existed for a long time and is not new

refers to time far in the past rather than focusing on age
past
vslong-ago
1.0

From an earlier time, not happening now

indicates a time much further back than a simple earlier period
ancient
vslong-ago
3.4

Very old and from a long time ago

indicates long ago in general without stressing extreme antiquity
distant
vslong-ago
110 2.9

Far away in time, long before now or far in the future

limits this to things from a long time ago, not future
olden
vslong-ago
  • Archaic
16 9.6

From a time long ago when life was different

is more general and not limited to set phrases
bygone
vslong-ago
16 8.0

From an earlier time that is now past

is a neutral term for something from long ago
whilom
vslong-ago
  • Archaic
9.9

From earlier times and no longer used to talk about people or things

is the everyday term without the archaic or literary tone

Antonyms

1.0

Happening not long ago

How Long Ago

prehistoric
47 5.2
ancient
3.4
long-ago
8 4.8
recent
1.0

Surface Forms

long-ago positive

Morphology

long-ago = long + ago (transparent) = long + ago

Meaning is directly derived from the clear combination 'long' + 'ago' meaning 'a long time before', which learners can infer from the components.

Etymology

Long-ago comes from two simple words: long meaning 'a long time' and ago meaning 'before now'. So long-ago describes something that happened 'a long time before now'.