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| long ago |
| 1. adv. At a time in the past, especially the distant past. |
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| There was a Roman fort here long ago. |
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| Analysis |
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| long |
| 1. adj. Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point (usually applies to horizontal dimensions; see Usage Notes below). |
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| It's a long way from the Earth to the Moon. |
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| 2. adj. Having great duration. |
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| The pyramids of Egypt have been around for a long time. |
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| 3. adj. Seemingly lasting a lot of time, because it is boring or tedious or tiring. |
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| ago |
| 1. adj. (archaic, or dialectal) Gone; gone by; gone away; passed; passed away. |
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| in days ago/in days agone |
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| 2. adj. (archaic, or dialectal) Nearly gone; dead (used in Devonshire at the turn of the 19th century) |
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| Woe the day- she is agone! |
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| 3. adv. before |
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