lang syne
1 of 2adverb
(ˌ)laŋ-ˈzīn 
-ˈsīn
-ˈsīn chiefly Scotland
: at a distant time in the past
lang syne
2 of 2noun
chiefly Scotland
: times past
should auld acquaintance be forgot, and days o' auld lang syne
Robert Burns
Robert Burns
Word History
Etymology
Adverb
Middle English (Scots), from lang long + syne since
First Known Use
Adverb
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1694, in the meaning defined above
- curb service
- in close proximity
- in close proximity to
- in close pursuit
- in close quarters
- in clover
- in cold blood
- in color
- in combination
- in combination with
- in command of
- in commemoration of
- in commercio
- in commission
- in common
- in common parlance
- in common with
- in communication
- in company
- in company time
- in company with
- in comparison
- in comparison (to)
- in comparison to
- in competition with