long-ago
[
lawng
-
uh
-goh,
long
-]
/ˈlɔŋ əˌgoʊ, ˈlɒŋ-/
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to the distant past or to remote events; ancient:
long-ago exploits remembered only in folk tales.
Origin
1825-35
Word Origin and History for
long ago
long-ago
adj.
1834, from
long
(adj.) +
ago
.
Idioms and Phrases with
long ago
long ago
A time well before the present, the distant past. For example,
I read that book long ago
, or
The battles of long ago were just as fierce
.
[
Second half of 1300s
]