- long ago
- noun Date: 1851 the distant past
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
long ago
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long-ago — adjective belonging to time long gone those long ago dresses that swished along the floor • Similar to: ↑old … Useful english dictionary
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long ago — long before, before a very long time, a long time past … English contemporary dictionary
