WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
long-a•go  (lông′ə gō′, long′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of or pertaining to the distant past or to remote events;
    ancient:long-ago exploits remembered only in folk tales.
  • 1825–35

'long ago' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ago - ancient - erst - erstwhile - Hudson - langsyne - long - recent - year - antique - auld lang syne - contemporary - dot - ess - glottochronology - long-ago - old-timer - when - yore

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