What is the meaning of long ago?

adverb

  • Of the distant or comparatively distant past."We met once long ago"; "they long ago forsook their nomadic life"; "left for work long ago"; "he has long since given up mountain climbing"; "This name has long since been forgotten"; "lang syne" is Scottish
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