long-ago

• Adjectif composé désuet signifiant « qui appartient à un passé lointain ; qui s'est produit il y a longtemps ». En anglais moderne, il est rarement employé, remplacé par l'expression adverbiale 'long ago' ou l'adjectif 'bygone'.

An old-fashioned compound adjective meaning 'of or relating to the distant past; having happened a long time ago.' Now rarely used in modern English, replaced by 'long-ago' as an adverbial phrase or 'bygone'.

1. Belonging to the distant pastB2formal

   Relating to or characteristic of a time that is far in the past.

   d'autrefois

   • The long-ago traditions of the tribe are still remembered.
   • She told stories of long-ago adventures in the mountains.
   • The ruins are a reminder of a long-ago civilization.

   Synonymesancientbygoneerstwhileformeroldoldenpast

   Antonymescontemporaryfuturepresentrecent