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• long-ago
  long-ago

  adjective

  of or relating to the distant past or to remote events; ancient.
• long ago
  long ago

  A time well before the present, the distant past. For example, I read that book long ago, or The battles of long ago were just as fierce. [Second half of 1300s]

long-ago

American  

[lawng-uh-goh, long-] / ˈlɔŋ əˌgoʊ, ˈlɒŋ- /

adjective

1. of or relating to the distant past or to remote events; ancient.

   long-ago exploits remembered only in folk tales.

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long ago Idioms  

1. A time well before the present, the distant past. For example, I read that book long ago, or The battles of long ago were just as fierce. [Second half of 1300s]

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Etymology

Origin of long-ago

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

Long ago, Mustaine learned when not to take the bait even if he sometimes gobbled it anyway.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Long ago, I began outsourcing—albeit to humans—tedious tasks such as preparing my taxes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Long ago, the fandom of the hit children’s series “Avatar: The Last Airbender” lived in harmony, but everything changed when the impulse to expand the series attacked.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2024

Long ago, Sankey was the Commissioner of the Southland Conference and lived not far from the fairgrounds in Allen, Texas, but he had never been to Red River.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2023

Long ago, my father had stolen Father’s Mike’s fiancee and married her himself.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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