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long ago1In the distant past: long ago an unmarried girl was considered her father’s property her son died long ago [as modifier]: time has marched on since my long-ago youth...- Long ago when I was in high school, my baseball coach provided "oil of wintergreen" for our sore muscles.
- It might have been part of a pirate or a viking ship long ago.
- It's way too late but these children should have been adopted by capable parents long ago.
See parent entry: long long-ago2adjectiveExisting in or relating to a time in the distant past: time has marched on since my long-ago youth idyllic views of a long-ago New York...- A rummage through the cupboard revealed a half-eaten packet of chips left over from some long-ago party; I devoured the contents within minutes.
- By the time of the investigation in 1890, she seemed less concerned with his long-ago disappearance than with his pension benefits.
- A woman brings her 20-something daughter to Italy, recreating the route of her long-ago honeymoon.
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