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past(noun, verb, adjective, phrasal verb, time)
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saga(noun, story, tale, yarn)
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3
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ancient(adjective, past)
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ancient times(expression, idiom, past, memories, the past)
3
auld lang syne(expression, idiom, the past)
3
days gone by(noun, verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb)
3
erstwhile
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