Long-ago
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Long-ago is an adjective meaning The distant past; the days of yore.
Meaning
The distant past; the days of yore.
Example Sentences
He cast his time into the long-ago, because already the long-ago had a special poetical attraction.
Long-ago stonecrafters had carefully carved a set of steps that led to nothing, save a striking vista.
She remembered a long-ago dinner they shared at Chasen's, one of Hollywood's most clubbish and exclusive restaurant […]
That optimistic baby had come on so like the private eye in any long-ago radio drama, believing all you needed was grit, resourcefulness, exemption from hidebound cops' rules, to solve any great mystery.
Synonyms for long-ago
Depending on context, synonyms include old.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include old, long lost, anciently, long time, bygone, longish.
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