langsyne
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lang·syne
also lang syne (lăng-zīn′)Scotsadv.
Long ago; long since.
n.
Time long past; times past.
[Scots lang syne, from Middle English lang sine : long, lang, long; see long1 + sine, since (contraction of sithen, sithens; see since).]
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langsyne
(ˌlæŋˈsəɪn; -ˈsaɪn)adv
long ago; long since
n
times long past, esp those fondly remembered. See also auld lang syne
[C16: Scottish: long since]
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lang•syne
or lang syne
(ˌlæŋˈzaɪn, -ˈsaɪn)Scot. adv.
1. long since; long ago.
n. 2. time long past.
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Noun | 1. | langsyne - past times remembered with nostalgia |
Adv. | 1. | langsyne - at a distant time in the past (chiefly Scottish) Scotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts |
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