since a long time ago
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- idiom
:
desde hace mucho tiempo
- We have lived in this house since a long time ago.
Examples
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They moved to Paris since a long time ago.
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She has collected rare coins since a long time ago.
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This tradition has existed since a long time ago in our village.
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I haven't seen her since a long time ago.
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I have loved this book since a long time ago.
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She has been my friend since a long time ago.
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They stopped visiting us since a long time ago.
Synonyms
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A long time in the past
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Saying that something happened many years ago and is not true now
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A long time ago
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Since a long time ago
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A time very far in the past often used to begin a story
For a very long time
For a very long time
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'since' marks a starting point in time, 'a long time' indicates an extended period, and 'ago' places that period in the past. Although the string is slightly redundant/unidiomatic in native usage (learners might instead hear 'for a long time' or 'a long time ago'), the overall sense is plainly derived from the constituent meanings and is cross-linguistically transparent.
Etymology
The phrase since a long time ago paints a picture: the word since marks a starting point and a long time ago shows that start is far in the past, so it means 'from a long time in the past until now'.