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langsyne

or lang syne

[ lang-zahyn, -sahyn ]

adverb

  1. long since; long ago.


noun

  1. time long past.

langsyne

/ -ˈsaɪn; ˌlæŋˈsəɪn /

adverb

  1. long ago; long since
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. times long past, esp those fondly remembered See also auld lang syne
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of langsyne1

First recorded in 1490–1500; lang + syne
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Word History and Origins

Origin of langsyne1

C16: Scottish: long since
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Example Sentences

I have spoken of the phrase "Auld langsyne," and of other words, which may be compared in their Anglican and Scottish form.

In Norroway, langsyne, there lived a certain lady, and she had three dochters.

See her again, for auld langsyne, at ony rate, and gie her it yersel.

The very stones prate of Neptune's whereabouts in days of langsyne.

I am no gaun to let the bonny bit young thing that I hae cherished like my ain dochter mak' the same mistake as I made langsyne.

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