See long ago on Wiktionary
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"text": "There was a Roman fort here long ago.",
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"text": "How long ago did she die? It's not that long ago that she did.",
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"ref": "1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VIII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:",
"text": "That concertina was a wonder in its way. The handles that was on it first was wore out long ago, and he'd made new ones of braided rope yarn. And the bellows was patched in more places than a cranberry picker's overalls.",
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"ref": "2013 July-August, Catherine Clabby, “Focus on Everything”, in American Scientist, archived from the original on 2017-05-11:",
"text": "Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field. A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that.",
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"At a time in the past, especially the distant past."
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"word": "formerly"
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"sense": "at a time in the past",
"word": "long since"
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"word": "a long time ago"
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "lank gelede"
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "toeka"
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"code": "ar",
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"roman": "qadīman",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "قَدِيماً"
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"code": "hy",
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"roman": "vaġucʻ",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "վաղուց"
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"roman": "šatoncʻ",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
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"word": "շատոնց"
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"code": "aii",
"lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic",
"roman": "min zaḇnā",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "ܡ̣ܢ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ"
},
{
"code": "aii",
"lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic",
"roman": "min jaldē",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "ܡ̣ܢ ܓ̰ܲܠܕܹܐ"
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "çoxdan"
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{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "xeyli zaman bundan əvvəl"
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "daŭnó",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "даўно́"
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"code": "bg",
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"roman": "otdavna",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "отдавна"
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"code": "chr",
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"roman": "gohigi",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "ᎪᎯᎩ"
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"code": "cic",
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"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "hopaakikaashookano"
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"code": "yue",
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"roman": "zou² ji⁵",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "早已"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "hěnjiǔ yǐqián",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "很久以前"
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "zǎoyǐ",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "悠遠"
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "yōuyuǎn",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "悠远"
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "dávno"
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "for længst"
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "lang geleden"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "antaŭlonge"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "kauan sitten"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "jadis"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "il y a longtemps"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "vor alter Zeit"
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "längst"
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"code": "grc",
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"roman": "pálai",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "πάλαι"
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"code": "he",
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"roman": "mizmán",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "מִזְּמַן"
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"code": "he",
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"roman": "miqqédem",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "מִקֶּדֶם"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "régen"
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{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "fyrir löngu"
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{
"code": "is",
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"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
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"word": "forðum"
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{
"code": "is",
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"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
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"word": "frá fornu fari"
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{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "endur fyrir löngu"
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{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "fyrir lifandi löngu"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "fyrir löngu síðan"
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{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "dahulu kala"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "i bhfad ó shin"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "fadó"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "tempo fa"
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{
"alt": "むかしむかし",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "mukashi-mukashi",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "昔々"
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{
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "zutto mae ni",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "ずっと前に"
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{
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "tokku ni",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "とっくに"
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{
"code": "ko",
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"roman": "yennare",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "옛날에"
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{
"code": "ko",
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"roman": "oraejeon",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "오래전"
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{
"code": "la",
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"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "prīdem"
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{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "iam prīdem"
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{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "iamprīdem"
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{
"code": "la",
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"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "olim"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "tua whakarere"
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{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "ałkʼidą́ą́ʼ"
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{
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "hale"
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{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "ġefyrn"
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{
"code": "non",
"lang": "Old Norse",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "fyr lǫngu"
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{
"code": "non",
"lang": "Old Norse",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "forðum"
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{
"code": "non",
"lang": "Old Norse",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "ár"
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{
"code": "crk",
"lang": "Plains Cree",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "ᑲᔮᐢ"
},
{
"code": "crk",
"lang": "Plains Cree",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "kayâs"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "dawno temu"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "dawno"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "há muito tempo (atrás)"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "davnó",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "давно́"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "davným-davnó",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "давны́м-давно́"
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{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "lang syne"
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{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "o shean"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "o chionn fhada"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "dávno"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "hace tiempo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "tiempo ha"
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{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "zamani"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "längesen"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
"word": "länge sedan"
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"sense": "at a time in the distant past",
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"categories": [
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2012 October 7, Ian Austen, “Canada Puts Spotlight on War of 1812, With U.S. as Villain”, in New York Times:",
"text": "The answer, according to James Moore, who as minister of Canadian heritage is in charge of the campaign, is that the government simply wants the long-ago war, which few Canadians know well, to be remembered.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2019 July 18, “B/R NFL Expert Picks for 2019 Division Winners”, in Bleacher Report:",
"text": "Back in the long ago days of the 2000 season, the New England Patriots were a 5-11 mess of a team that finished in the cellar of the AFC East. It was an inauspicious start to the tenure of head coach Bill Belichick.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Existing in the relatively distant past."
],
"links": [
[
"past",
"past"
]
],
"tags": [
"not-comparable"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "long-ago"
},
{
"word": "ancient"
},
{
"word": "bygone"
},
{
"word": "past"
}
],
"word": "long ago"
}
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