long ago
adverb
1 long ago
Of the distant or comparatively distant past:
— We met once long ago.
— They long ago forsook their nomadic life.
— Left for work long ago.
synonyms: lang syne, long since.
Roget 110:
long;
for a long time,
for an age,
for ages,
for ever so long,
for many a long day;
long ago
etc.
(in a past time)
122;
longo intervallo [It].
all the day long,
all the year round;
the livelong day,
as the day is long,
morning noon and night;
hour after hour,
day after day,
&c.;
for good;
permanently
etc.
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Roget 122:
paleo-;
archaeo-;
formerly;
of old,
of yore;
erst [G.],
whilom,
erewhile†,
time was,
ago,
over;
in the olden time
etc.
n.;
anciently,
long ago,
long since;
a long while,
a long time ago;
years ago,
yesteryear,
ages ago;
some time ago,
some time since,
some time back.
yesterday,
the day before yesterday;
last year,
ultimo;
lately
etc.
(newly)
123.
retrospectively;
ere now,
before now,
till now;
hitherto,
heretofore;
no longer;
once,
once upon a time;
from time immemorial,
from prehistoric times;
in the memory of man;
time out of mind;
already,
yet,
up to this time;
ex post facto.
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Moby thesaurus: ages ago, anciently, and night, auld lang syne, away back, day after day, days beyond recall, days of old, days of yore, early, early times, eld, enduringly, for an age, for life, for long, good old times, hour after hour, in ancient times, in olden times, in times past, interminably, lang syne, long, long since, month after month, morning, noon, of old, of yore, old days, old story, old times, olden times, persistently, protractedly, same old story, since time began, some time ago, some time back, the livelong day, the olden time, till doomsday, time immemorial, times of old, times of yore, undyingly, unendingly, way back, year after year, years ago, yore, yoretime ... show more.
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