Long-ago
adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The distant past; the days of yore. uncountable
"He cast his time into the long-ago, because already the long-ago had a special poetical attraction."
Adjective
- 1 Alternative form of long ago. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
"That optimistic baby had come on so like the private eye in any long-ago radio drama, believing all you needed was grit, resourcefulness, exemption from hidebound cops' rules, to solve any great mystery."
Adjective
- 1 belonging to time long gone wordnet
Example
More examples"That optimistic baby had come on so like the private eye in any long-ago radio drama, believing all you needed was grit, resourcefulness, exemption from hidebound cops' rules, to solve any great mystery."
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