lang syne

adverb

long ago

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of oldway backauld langsynelangsyneold timesgood old dayslong agolong since
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Meanings

adverb
  1. poeticlong ago

    Our selves have died lang syne, and we Go ever upward […]

    c. 1910, Ezra Pound, Prometheus, lines 3–4

    Synonyms: of old, way back

Synonyms & antonyms

adverblong ago

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of oldway back

More synonyms by meaning

nounpast times remembered with nostalgia

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auld langsynelangsyneold timesgood old days
Broader
pastpast timesyesteryear

adverbof the distant or comparatively distant past

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long agolong sincelangsyne
Also see
good old dayslangsynelong agolong since

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

lang syne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lang%20syne

MLA

“lang syne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lang%20syne. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lang syne,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lang%20syne.

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