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lang·syne

also lang syne (lăng-zīn′)Scots

adv.

Long ago; long since.

Time long past; times past.

[Scots lang syne, from Middle English lang sine : long, lang, long; see long¹ + sine, since (contraction of sithen, sithens; see since).]

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langsyne

(ˌlæŋˈsəɪn; -ˈsaɪn)

adv

long ago; long since

times long past, esp those fondly remembered. See also auld lang syne

[C16: Scottish: long since]

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lang•syne

or lang syne

(ˌlæŋˈzaɪn, -ˈsaɪn)
Scot. adv.

1. long since; long ago.

2. time long past.

[1490–1500; lang, Scots form of long¹ + syne]

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Noun	1.	langsyne - past times remembered with nostalgia auld langsyne, good old days, old times past, past times, yesteryear - the time that has elapsed; "forget the past"
Adv.	1.	langsyne - at a distant time in the past (chiefly Scottish) Scotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts

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