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- [lawng, long uh-goh]
- /lɔŋ, lɒŋ əˈgoʊ/
- /lɒŋ ə.ˈɡəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lawng, long uh-goh]
- /lɔŋ, lɒŋ əˈgoʊ/
Definition of long-ago word
- adjective long-ago of or relating to the distant past or to remote events; ancient: long-ago exploits remembered only in folk tales. 1
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Origin of long-ago
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35
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Parts of speech for Long-ago
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
long-ago popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for long-ago
adj long-ago
- early — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- old — far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree.
- preceding — that precedes; previous: Refer back to the footnote on the preceding page.
- earlier — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- late — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
Antonyms for long-ago
adj long-ago
- later — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- current — A current is a steady and continuous flowing movement of some of the water in a river, lake, or sea.
- after — If something happens after a particular date or event, it happens during the period of time that follows that date or event.
- on time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- future — time that is to be or come hereafter.
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